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adj. without hope VERBS appear, be, look, seem | become | remain ADV. extremely, very Prospects for the industry are extremely bleak. | increasingly | unnecessarily The report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town. bare/empty/without pleasant features VERBS be, look, seem The moors looked bleak and desolate in the rain. | become ADV. very | a bit, rather It was a rather bleak and dismal place.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary