dismal
adjectiveHow many syllables in dismal?
There are 2 syllables in the word dismal.Divide dismal into syllables:
dis · mal
How to pronounce dismal:
Definition of dismal:
- dismal (adjective):
- of poor quality
- causing dejection.
- showing or causing gloom (see gloom entry 2 sense 2) or depression
Synonyms for dismal:
abysmal
awful
bad
black
bleak
blue
cheerless
chill
cloudy
cold
comfortless
dark
darkening
depressed
depressing
depressive
desolate
dire
disconsolate
drab
dreadful
drear
dreary
duff
elegiac
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Antonyms for dismal:
above
admirable
agreeable
airy
amiable
amusing
animated
appealing
appetising
appetizing
as happy as larry
as pleased as punch
attractive
auspicious
back-slapping
backslapping
beaming
beautiful
befriended
benign
benignant
blessed
blissful
blithe
blithesome
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Other 2-syllable words like dismal
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like dismal does.
- dismar
- dismissed
- dispersed
- disposed
- dispute
- dissing
- distilled
- distrust
- disturbed
- ditches
- diting
- ditto
- divest
- divid
- doa
- dobby
- dockson
- doiron
- dolce
- dolphins
- doner
- donner
- donuts
- doormat
- doreen
- dorhawks
- dorsal
- dotted
- dotty
- doubted
- dozes
- drably
- draping
- drawback
- dreaded
- dreadlock
- dreamers
- dribbly
- drippy
- drivel
- drooling
- drooly
- drugged
- dryer
- dryly
- duchenne
- duffle
- dumpling
- dumplings
- dumpster
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