somberest
Gloomiest in mood
Somberest is the superlative form of somber—the most dark, gloomy, or serious.
It was the somberest funeral I've ever attended.
The somberest colors dominated the painting.
The spelling sombrest also appears, particularly in British English.
Subdued, lasting sadness
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- drearyDull and depressing
- depressedPersistently sad, spiritless
sullen · downcast · despondent · bleak · morose · lugubrious · doleful · woeful
Sorrowfully commemorative
- funerealGloomily solemn in manner
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- lamentingExpressing passionate grief
dirge-like · dolorous · plaintive · bereaved · desolate · anguished · weeping · tearful
Weighty and requiring attention
- solemnSerious and dignified
- graveSerious and worrying
- direExtremely serious or urgent
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
severe · earnest · weighty · portentous · ominous · sobering · stark · grim
Serious and dignified
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- statelyGrand and imposing
- formalFollowing strict protocol
subdued · sedate · composed · respectful · august · venerable · ritualistic · processional
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
depressed · sullen · downcast · despondent · bleak · morose · lugubrious · doleful · woeful · forlorn
elegiac
Sorrowfully commemorative
- funerealGloomily solemn in manner
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
lamenting · dirge-like · dolorous · plaintive · bereaved · desolate · anguished · weeping · tearful · keening
serious
Weighty and requiring attention
critical · severe · earnest · weighty · portentous · ominous · sobering · stark · grim · unsmiling
solemn
Serious and dignified
formal · subdued · sedate · composed · respectful · august · venerable · ritualistic · processional · ceremonious