gloom, n. 1. gloominess, dimness, obscurity, shade, shadow, dusk, duskiness, murkiness, murk; dark, overcast, cloud, cloud over, cloudiness, dullness, dinginess, darkness, swarthiness, blackness.
2. melancholy, sadness, sorrow, woe; moroseness, depression, despondency, dejection, desolation; heaviness, heaviness of mind, low spirits, weariness, the blues, doldrums, dumps, despond; distress, hopelessness, pessimism, despair, grief, misery, dolor; disconsolateness, cheerlessness, mopishness, sullenness.
-v. 3. frown, glower, scowl, lower, look black, be morose; look sullen, sulk, mope, pout, be ill-tempered. gloomy, adj. 1. dark, dusky, shadowy, dim, shaded, darksome, dark as pitch, black; murky, inky, pitchy, somber, dull, swarth, swarthy; sunless, dingy, shady, unilluminated.
2. dismal, melancholy, dispirited, cheerless, glum, dour, lugubrious; grim, frowning, sullen, sulky, surly; ill-tempered, ill-humored, morose, splenetic, saturnine, moody, mopish; sad, desolate, doleful, sorrowful, atrabilious; unhappy, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, in the doldrums; downcast, crestfallen, chapfallen, discouraged, heavy-hearted, downhearted, miserable; forlorn, despondent, dejected, lowspirited, Inf. dead.
3. depressing, dreary, morbid, funereal; dejecting, discouraging, damping, disappointing; disheartening, dispiriting, depressive, depressant; saddening, heartbreaking, distressing, painful; dismal, hopeless, grave, Inf downbeat. glorify, v. 1. exalt, dignify, ennoble, enthrone, canonize; eulogize, panegyrize; honor, adore, worship, crown, bless, idolize, pay tribute to, pay homage to; reverence, venerate, revere, consecrate, sanctify, deify, apotheosize, idealize, romanticize; value, esteem, respect, admire, look up to.
2. elevate, raise, upraise, raise up, make lofty; lift, uplift, lift up, cast up; promote, advance, boost, upgrade; improve, ameliorate, better; transfigure, transform, renew, change; enhance, intensify, magnify, heighten, strengthen; increase, enlarge, aggrandize, extend, widen; illuminate, illumine, irradiate, brighten, light up, spotlight.
3. praise, sound the praises of, sing the praises of, extol, cry up, Inf. crack up, Archaic, magnify, emblazon; encore, root for; approve enthusiastically, hail, commend, sanction, endorse; recommend, say a good word for, put in a good word for; compliment, flatter, puff, boost, swell, lionize, belaud, make much of; applaud, acclaim, cheer, celebrate, congratulate, Archaic. gratulate. gloriole, n. halo, nimbus, aureola, glory; aura, ring, circle. See halo. glorious, adj. 1. delightful, charming, captivating, enchanting, delectable; wonderful, wondrous, marvelous, spectacular, fabulous, winning; ecstatic, exultant, enraptured, entranced, elated, blissful; jubilant, ebullient, overjoyed; surprising, singular, unusual, aweinspiring; excellent, superb, splendid, consummate, Inf. peachy, Brit. SI. ducky; enjoyable, pleasurable, pleasant, pleasing, gratifying, agreeable, congenial; halcyon, peaceful, serene, tranquil, pacific, heavenly.
2. dignified, stately, courtly, solemn, grave; majestic, noble, imposing, august, commanding, striking, towering; aristocratic, regal, royal, lordly, princely, imperial; lofty, elevated, sublime, grand, exalted, glorified; transcendent, Inf. out of this world, celestial; ethereal; praiseworthy, admirable, estimable, honorable, adorable; worthy, excellent, exemplary, meritorious, impressive.
3. eminent, prestigious, notable, conspicuous; famous, famed, illustrious, notorious; renowned, celebrated, popular, distinguished, distingue; noted, named, marked; peerless, unique, unrivalled; preeminent, superior, surpassing, supreme; triumphant, successful, victorious.