as in somber
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
a pessimist who is given to morbid introspection and thoughts of death
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Recent Examples of morbid
There’s a sketchiness to her voice that plucks a string of morbid curiosity in Mikey’s brain.
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
And yet, for all my disdain, there's a morbid lovableness to Pattinson's portrayal that manages to disarm the weary cynic that's grown with age.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But Clouzot’s movies are even more morbid and misanthropic than Alfred Hitchcock’s, especially Diabolique, his most famous film.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Most tourists come to London for the iconic landmarks and museums, but for those with a penchant for the foreboding, the city’s morbid history sets an especially spooky tone.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
And yet, for all my disdain, there's a morbid lovableness to Pattinson's portrayal that manages to disarm the weary cynic that's grown with age.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But Clouzot’s movies are even more morbid and misanthropic than Alfred Hitchcock’s, especially Diabolique, his most famous film.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Most tourists come to London for the iconic landmarks and museums, but for those with a penchant for the foreboding, the city’s morbid history sets an especially spooky tone.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morbid
Adjective
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Guthrie's three children also shared a somber and tearful plea that evening, asking for their mother to be returned home after her disappearance, now in its fifth day.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The western Maryland battleground still carries a somber, haunting energy, a reminder of the war’s steep cost.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Firstly, the jail is depressing and the people who work there are not always nice, particularly to reporters.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite this, black-market Stingers have had a depressing tendency to surface in conflicts around the world.—
David Szondy
February 08,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Internet connectivity has been partially restored, but experts are warning that, even on the other side of the digital blackout, the outlook for Iranian internet access remains bleak.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Havana, reaction to the president's upcoming contingency plan to grapple with fuel shortages was bleak.—
Orlando Matos,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What did this new study examine, and why did researchers focus on individual depressive symptoms instead of depression overall?—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Santa Claus, onstage with a kitsch midcentury silver tree, has a depressive meltdown.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The activist also went full glam on her flight, looking radiant in bronzy makeup, complete with dark eyeliner, fluttery eyelashes, fluffy eyebrows, luminous skin, and glossy lips.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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More dark, romantic beauty inspiration.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dementia risk goes up by 40%, diabetes risk goes up 35% from being chronically lonely.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Doing a documentary sometimes is really lonely.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Although there will be a couple of weeks of sports competitions to come, none are possible without an opening ceremony, a combination of solemn official protocol with a fantastic representation of the host country’s culture and character, evoking the Olympic spirit itself.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The show looks glamorous — custom design, lush staging, a format that nods to late-night talk shows rather than solemn panels.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tennyson spent the rest of his life returning to that desolate seascape, literally but also literarily.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The word that came to mind was desolate.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Morbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morbid. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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