Dreary
Dreary adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: vowed that he would never take a desk job working in a dreary office
Sunless
Sunless adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum
Nearby Word: sun
Mutual synonyms
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Sunless and Dreary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dreary/sunless
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