Dour synonyms

do͝or, dour

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forbidding
Tending or threatening to impede progress:
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grim (related)
Grim is defined as stern or unmoving.
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sullen (related)
Somber; dull
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bleak
Gloomy and somber:
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dismal
Causing gloom or misery; depressing
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gloomy
Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary:
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glum
Gloomy; dismal.
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hard
Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified:
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inflexible
Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
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obstinate
The definition of obstinate is extremely stubborn and determined to have your own way.
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severe
The definition of severe is someone or something that is very serious, harsh or critical.
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sour
The definition of sour is something with an acidic taste, or someone who is resentful or angry.
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stern
The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict.
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unyielding
Not willing to change or be persuaded; resolute:
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happy (antonym)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
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cheery (antonym)
In a good mood, happy, cheerful
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bright (antonym)
(Archaic) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
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cheerful (antonym)
The definition of cheerful is a person or thing that brings joy, humor or good spirits.
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austere
Having a severe or stern look, manner, etc.; forbidding
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harsh
Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival:
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stark
Complete or utter; extreme:
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moody
Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood:
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saturnine
The definition of saturnine is someone or someplace that is gloomy, dark, moody or mysterious.
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sulky
(Often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
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surly
(Obsolete) Arrogant; domineering.
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attitude (related)
Cold and forbidding
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hot (related)
Unusually lucky:
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dark
Having richness or depth:
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glowering
showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
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dogged
Stubbornly persevering, steadfast.
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persistent
Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time; enduring:
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pertinacious
Hard to get rid of; unyielding; persistent
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tenacious
The definition of tenacious is someone or something that holds on firmly.
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humourless (related)
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lugubrious (related)
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cheerless
Not cheerful; dismal; joyless; dreary
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Dour Sentence Examples

  • The social reformer of the past is depicted as a dour spinster wielding an axe to break barrels of "Demon Rum."

  • It is situated at the mouth of a small stream, the Dour, whose valley here breaches the high chalk cliffs which fringe the coast on either hand.

  • A rare capacity for tedious work, a dour Catonian rectitude, a passion for truth, pride, irritability at criticism and independence of character, are the marks of Herculano as a man.

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