dreich

adjective

ˈdrēḵ How to pronounce dreich (audio)
Definition of dreichnext
chiefly Scottish
as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer historically regarded as a dreich corner of Britain, Scotland's very name comes from the Greek word for "dark"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreich
  1. bleak
  2. dark
  3. depressing
  4. lonely
  5. somber
  6. depressive
  7. desolate
  8. grey
Adjective
  • Some recipients responded to the texts with anger and others with a sense of humor, but many agree that the messages seem to be a bleak foreshadowing.
    Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The stock's fate hinges on the 2024 presidential election results, with potential appreciation if Trump wins, but a bleak outlook if Kamala Harris prevails.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bleak
Adjective
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • Loading your audio article The national election news was downright depressing for many in the Bay Area, but there was a lot of cause for celebration among local candidates Tuesday night.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Dreadful game of the week: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles — The Browns are just depressing, saddled with the debacle that is the acquisition of quarterback Deshaun Watson, whose numbers are just dreadful.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of depressing
Adjective
  • As a lonely nerd in a suburb, there was something about the way that there were pop-cultural objects, at the last possible time when there was analog technology, that really wove into the fabric of your soul.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But breaking that ground was an often lonely endeavor for a Black artist in mid-century Hollywood.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of lonely
Adjective
  • As results from the presidential election trickled in showing Vice President Kamala Harris’s growing deficit to former President Donald Trump, Simon took a somber tone.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • From Bill Plaschke: The silent, somber Bronx suddenly was bathed in joyous dancing blue, a screaming scrum leaping and bouncing and hugging into history.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of somber
Adjective
  • What’s more, twice as many people in the group that got the active treatment reported remission of their depressive symptoms compared with people in the placebo group: 45% vs. 22%.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • While both psilocybin and escitalopram showed comparable improvement in depressive symptoms, people who took psilocybin reported greater joy in their lives — a significant plus in keeping depression at bay.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of depressive
Adjective
  • The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Pedro Páramo, which is considered one of the two frontrunners to represent Mexico at the Academy Awards, transports its audience to Comala, where a desolate Mexican town hauntingly blurs the lines between life and death.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of desolate
Adjective
  • The grey ash trees and their mottled plumage were as one with each other, curving and branching to form a ceiling overhead.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This is a grey area, as exploitation requires physical, administrative-level access to a device.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of grey
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