Antonyms for sombersomber

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1. somberadjective

   Synonyms:
   unhappy, sad, melancholy

2. somberadjective

   Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.

   Synonyms:
   unhappy, sad, melancholy

3. somberadjective

   Dark, lacking color or brightness.

   Synonyms:
   unhappy, melancholy, sad

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. somber

   Strictly, that which is black is absolutely destitute of color; that which is dark is absolutely destitute of light. In common speech, however, a coat is black, tho not optically colorless; the night is dark, tho the stars shine. That is obscure, shadowy, or shady from which the light is more or less cut off. Dusky is applied to objects which appear as if viewed in fading light; the word is often used, as are swart and swarthy, of the human skin when quite dark, or even verging toward black. Dim refers to imperfection of outline, from distance, darkness, mist, etc., or from some defect of vision. Opaque objects, as smoked glass, are impervious to light. Murky is said of that which is at once dark, obscure, and gloomy; as, a murky den; a murky sky. Figuratively, dark is emblematic of sadness, agreeing with somber, dismal, gloomy, also of moral evil; as, a dark deed. Of intellectual matters, dark is now rarely used in the old sense of a dark saying, etc. See MYSTERIOUS; OBSCURE.

   Compare synonyms for LIGHT.

   Antonyms:
   bright, brilliant, clear, crystalline, dazzling, gleaming, glowing, illumined, light, lucid, luminous, radiant, shining, transparent, white

   Synonyms:
   black, dark, dim, dismal, dusky, gloomy, murky, mysterious, obscure, opaque, sable, shadowy, shady, swart, swarthy

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1. drab, sober, somber, sombreadjective

   lacking brightness or color; dull

   "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"

   Antonyms:
   colorful, cheerful, colourful

   Synonyms:
   sober, serious, melancholy, dingy, drear, grim, gloomy, dismal, blue, dark, grave, drab, olive-drab, sedate, disconsolate, dreary, unplayful, solemn, sorry, sombre

2. somber, sombre, melancholyadjective

   grave or even gloomy in character

   "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"

   Antonyms:
   cheerful, colourful, colorful

   Synonyms:
   sombre, drab, melancholy, melancholic, sober

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vital

   vital as in vitality. lively, vivacious. one good antonym of vitality is lifelessness, which is also a synonym for somber.

   people usually have a lot of vitality after winning any sort of challenging competition or game. vs. people are usually very somber after losing any sort of challenge or game.

   Submitted by JP03 on April 8, 2015  

How to use somber in a sentence?

1. Roger Turner:

   It is a somber day for the entire Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command as we mourn this tremendous loss, our thoughts and prayers remain with their families and loved ones during this extremely difficult time.

2. Alex Villanueva:

   This is just a somber reminder that this is a dangerous job, and actions and words have consequences. Our job does not get any easier because people do not like law enforcement, it pisses me off, it dismays me at the same time. There's no pretty way to say it.

3. Timothy Fadek:

   The mood was somber, depressed and resigned, people are going through the motions of their daily lives.

4. Jerry Bostick:

   It was a can-do attitude, we were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working twelve hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing, the gee-whiz aspects.

5. A.E. Samaan:

   Your eagerness betrays your patina of somber patience. Your desire unfolds with but a gentle touch.

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