Vocabulary
Bleak
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
Urdu meaning
تاریک، روکھا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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While the current political landscape presents a bleak outlook, all hope is not lost.
Dawn Editorials —
Tribal trap
— 2026-05-01
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Considering these bleak realities, the comity of nations should prepare for more violence in the Middle East and global economic turbulence.
Dawn Editorials —
Trump`s hot air
— 2026-04-03
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With a bleak job market and ever-rising inflation thanks lately to international misadventures in the Middle East, most Pakistanis find themselves living a life of despair.
Dawn Editorials —
Two-nation theory
— 2026-03-26
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7 ` H E World Bank`s Women, Business and the Law 2026 report delivers a bleak assessment of the state of gender equality worldwide.
Dawn Editorials —
Rights on paper
— 2026-02-26
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It was all very impressive but I was struggling to believe it, havingwitnessed only a bleak picture.Then there`s Imran Khan.
Dawn Editorials —
Calm vs chaos
— 2026-01-18
Synonyms
bare, exposed, desolate, stark, arid, desert, denuded, lunar, open, empty
Curator example
“a bleak and barren moor”
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