glummest
Least cheerful one
The superlative form of glum—most dejected or sullen in manner or appearance.
He wore the glummest expression I'd ever seen.
Like glum itself, glummest often describes facial expressions or moods rather than deep despair—a visible sulkiness or downcast demeanor.
Dark and dispiriting
- drearyDull and depressing
- grimHarsh and foreboding
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- starkSevere and unadorned
dismal · cheerless · joyless · somber · dark · oppressive · depressing · funereal
Deeply discouraged, hopeless
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
woeful · crestfallen · downhearted · heavy-hearted · disconsolate · heartbroken · dejected · forlorn
gloomy
Dark and dispiriting
stark · dismal · cheerless · joyless · somber · dark · oppressive · depressing · funereal · leaden
despondent
Deeply discouraged, hopeless
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
sorrowful · woeful · crestfallen · downhearted · heavy-hearted · disconsolate · heartbroken · dejected · forlorn · plaintive
brooding
Anxiously dwelling on something
glowering · scowling · frowning · pouty · surly · gruff · petulant · churlish · peevish · irritable