Cheery and Gloomy

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Cheery

Cheery adjective - Having or showing a good mood or disposition.
Usage example: a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party
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Gloomy is an antonym for cheery.
Nearby Words: cheer, cheerful, cheerless, cheering, cheered

Gloomy

Gloomy adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the cold rain made for a gloomy day
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Cheery is an antonym for gloomy.
Nearby Words: gloom, gloominess, gloomily, gloomed, glooming
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  • Dark World In Akrasia, if you go for some time without collecting pills in the maze, the maze goes from bright and cheery to dark and gloomy.
    Source: Dark World
  • Video Game / Theatrhythm Final Fantasy A more general, minor version of this are the descriptions of various CollectaCards: despite the cheery and cartoony aesthetics, most of them are noticeably gloomy regardless of subject, and the music that's playing when you're viewing them is a remix of Rose Of May.
    Source: Video Game / Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
  • Music / Garbage Lyrical Dissonance: Most of their songs are cheery, with gloomy lyrics about breakups ("Special", ), failed relationships ("Cherry Lips", "Breaking Up The Girl"), or "I'm a really screwed person." ("Bleed Like Me", "I Think I'm Paranoid").
    Source: Music / Garbage
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