Cold
Cold adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the couple practiced a cold civility with each other, but they hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk in years
Cheerless is a synonym for cold in desolate topic. In some cases you can use "Cheerless" instead an adjective "Cold".
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Cheerless and Cold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/cheerless
Cold & Cheerless. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/cheerless>.
Cheerless or Cold. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/cheerless.
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