Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 61 gloomy 56 pessimistic 53 bleak 48 worst 47 rosy 47 coldest 46 darkest 46 downbeat 46 glum 45 grim 44 warmest 43 gloom 42 dismal 42 dreary 42 dour 41 weakest 41 upbeat 40 dire 40 brightened 40 economists 40 wettest 40 sharpest 39 happiest 39 brighter 39 Consumer Confidence Index 39 driest 38 optimists 38 cheery 38 contraction 38 depressing 38 recessionary 37 slowest pace 37 sobering 37 sanguine 37 buoyant 37 recession 37 pessimism 36 darkened 36 slowest 36 optimistic 36 double dip 36 miserable 36 deepest 36 housing slump 35 hottest 35 steepest 35 harshest 35 overly optimistic 35 brighten 35 lowest 34 doldrums 34 wintry 34 healthiest 34 tightest 34 clearest 33 best 33 jolly 33 dim 33 coolest 33 strongest 33 luckiest 33 scariest 32 wildest 32 median forecast 32 worse 32 glimmer 32 doomsday 32 toughest 32 tepid 32 unpleasant 32 darker 32 wetter 32 GfK 32 survey 31 malaise 31 dirtiest 31 Economic Outlook 31 chilly 31 deflationary 31 balmy 31 grumpy 31 upturn 31 doom 31 credit crunch 31 cheerful 31 optimist 31 jobless rate 31 deflation 31 lows 31 cleanest 31 finest 31 Grim 31 Worst 31 funniest 31 worsening 31 economists surveyed 31 sombre 31 upwardly revised 31 index 31 saddest 31 Great Recession