Gloom and Joy

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Gloom

Gloom noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died
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Joy is an antonym for gloom in topics: depression, melancholy, darkness.
Nearby Words: gloomy, gloominess, gloomily, gloomed, glooming

Joy

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.
Usage example: the inexpressible joy that the couple are feeling upon the birth of their first child
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Gloom is an antonym for joy.
Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously
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deep deep gloom deep joy
personal personal gloom personal joy
eternal eternal gloom eternal joy

Both words in one sentence

  • Fanfic / Intercom Dark Is Evil: Joy has this view regarding the gloomy core memory for Isolation Island, regarding its existence as being only bad for Riley and intends to send it away once the energy of Gloom starts draining the color out of the other core memories and making them less important to Riley.
    Source: Fanfic / Intercom
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