📖 Definitions of "Morose"
adjective
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Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
🔄 Synonyms of "Morose"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sullennoun | Having a brooding ill temper; sulky. |
| dournoun | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| darknoun | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| glumnoun | Despondent; moody; sullen. |
| gloweringnoun | The act of giving a glower. |
| sournoun | Tasting of acidity. |
| moodynoun | Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental. |
| ill-natured | Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered. |
| saturnine | (comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Morose"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| glumnoun | Despondent; moody; sullen. |
| sullen | Having a brooding ill temper; sulky. |
| saturninenoun | (comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy |
| moodynoun | Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental. |
| dournoun | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| ill-natured | Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered. |
| sour | Tasting of acidity. |
| gloweringnoun | The act of giving a glower. |
| dark | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| sad | Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful. |
| grim | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| gloomy | Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected. |
| bleak | Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. |
| sluggish | Slow; having little motion. |
| slack | Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager. |
| poor | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| grumnoun | Morose, stern, surly, sullen. |
| sombre | Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit. |
| solemn | (by extension) Deeply serious and sombre; grave. |
| sombrous | Gloomy; sombre. |
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