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somber

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

dark, gloomy, or seriously grave in mood

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Somber in a sentence

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A somber mood settled over the room after the announcement.

Synonyms
gravemelancholydismal
Antonyms
cheerfulbright
Common questions

Questions about “somber

Somber (adjective) means dark, gloomy, or seriously grave in mood
Here is somber used in an example sentence: "A somber mood settled over the room after the announcement."
Common synonyms for somber include grave, melancholy, dismal.
Antonyms of somber include cheerful, bright.
Somber is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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