Morose synonyms
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Part of speech:
Having richness or depth:
Bad-tempered and morose; peevish:
Marked by hopelessness; very pessimistic:
Outspoken and surly. Used especially of older people.
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
troubled (related)
Emotionally or mentally disturbed
Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain.
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Somber; dull
Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:
The definition of glum is being or looking gloomy or sad.
Bitter and caustic in temper, manner, or speech
Spiteful; nasty:
Rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude
Tending to pervert.
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Having or showing a bad temper; quarrelsome; sullen; irritable
(Often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
Having or marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic:
Stingy or mean
Difficult to handle:
(Archaic) Causing harm; unfavorable
Ill-humored
Unpleasant, uncomfortable, or hostile to survival:
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irritable (related)
(Physiol.) Able to respond to a stimulus
(Entertainment, informal) Pornographic or profane.
(Obs.) Of or having choler, or bile
Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection.
Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.
Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood:
Not suitable; inappropriate:
cheerful (antonym)
Willing; ready
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happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
uplifted (antonym)
very depressed, pessimistic
optimistic (antonym)
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
light-hearted (antonym)
Alternative spelling of lighthearted.
friendly (antonym)
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
self-absorbed (related)
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pensive (related)
self-pitying (related)
humourless (related)
garrulous (related)
world-weary (related)
overwrought (related)
taciturn (related)
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lugubrious (related)
misanthropic (related)
self-obsessed (related)
Find another word for morose. In this page you can discover 59 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for morose, like: dark, sour, gloomy, crusty, melancholy, troubled, dolorous, sullen, severe, glum and acrimonious.