Sullen synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Not conducive to sociability
(Often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
Inactive; quiescent:
Involving interchange; reciprocal.
Dismal; dreary:
The definition of serious is showing deep thought, not joking, or a situation that requires careful thought.
cheerful (antonym)
The definition of cheerful is a person or thing that brings joy, humor or good spirits.
Advertisement
Having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc.
Having a bad temper
Given to frequent changes of mood; temperamental.
Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous:
Full of complaint; peevish
chumpish
Unhappy, dissatisfied and/or irritable, a word which is particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly.
Violent; rough:
Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition:
Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive:
Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.
(Countable, rare) The result or product of being sullen.
Having richness or depth:
Advertisement
Scowling; frowning darkly
The definition of morose is having a gloomy attitude or character.
Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:
Feeling or looking gloomy, sullen, or morose
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
Spiteful; nasty:
Having or showing a bad temper; quarrelsome; sullen; irritable
Querulous or discontented.
Morose or sullen
Rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude
Advertisement
sourpussed
fiddle-faced
friendly (antonym)
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
jolly (antonym)
Full of high spirits and good humor; merry
atrabiliar
(Obsolete) melancholy; atrabilious
Advertisement
Served without milk or cream:
Depressed; miserable
Physically slow; slow-moving; sluggish
Lonely and sad; unhappy and neglected
The definition of grim is something that is so unpleasant it pushes you away.
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
Advertisement
Sad and depressed; gloomy
mopy
Alternative spelling of mopey.
Difficult to alleviate or cure.
Allowing movement or action only at a low speed:
Dark and gloomy or dull
Hard to handle, treat, or deal with; intractable
Advertisement
The quality of being irascible; irritability of temper.
morosity
The quality or state of being morose.
saturninity
The quality of being saturnine.
grinning (antonym)
brooding, upset
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.
Advertisement
bright (antonym)
(Archaic) Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear; evident; plain.
Dark and cloudy
warn (related)
Characterized by or expressive of a foreboding somberness
Making or implying threats:
showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
listless (related)
haughty (related)
Advertisement
disconsolate (related)
dejected (related)
pained (related)
pensive (related)
inarticulate (related)
supercilious (related)
Find another word for sullen. In this page you can discover 76 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sullen, like: unsociable, sulky, silent, cross, depressing, serious, cheerful, sour, ill-humored, moody and surly.