drear vs gloomy

drear and gloomy both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drear	No	Yes	No	No
gloomy	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, drear and gloomy are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of drear include blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, dreary, grim, sorry.

drear (adjective)	gloomy (adjective)
causing dejection	depressingly dark
	filled with melancholy and despondency
	causing dejection