The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GLOOM which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2013.
Despondency crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GLOOM | 60 % | 5 |
| THEBLUES | 20 % | 8 |
| WOE | 20 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Despondency
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disconsolateness
- despondence
- heartsickness
- despair
- desperation
- hopelessness
- discouragement
- dismay
- disappointment
- malaise
- distress
- frustration
Crossword Answer definitions
GLOOM noun- Darkness, dimness or obscurity.
- A melancholic, depressing or despondent atmosphere.
- Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
- A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.
- To be dark or gloomy.
- To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
- To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
- To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
- To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GLOOM
- Bad outlook
- Murkiness
- Murk
- Melancholy
- Low spirits
- Doom's counterpart
- Depression
- Despondency
- Darkness
- Doom partner
More clues leading to the result THEBLUES
- " . . . the birth of ___."
- Despondency
- Something to sing ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 45-Across's starts
- Low spirits, as experienced by St. Louis's hockey team?