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Sullen

🔄 Synonyms of "Sullen"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dournoun	Stern, harsh and forbidding.
morose	Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
heavynoun	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
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.
cloudy	Covered with or characterised by clouds.
threateningnoun	Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
ill-natured	Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
loweringnoun	The act of something being lowered.
saturnine	(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
morose	Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
glumnoun	Despondent; moody; sullen.
saturninenoun	(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy
moodynoun	Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
ill-natured	Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
dournoun	Stern, harsh and forbidding.
sour	Tasting of acidity.
threatening	Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
gloweringnoun	The act of giving a glower.
lowering	(of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
dark	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
heavy	(of any physical thing) Having great weight.
cloudy	Covered with or characterised by clouds.
surly	Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
gloomynoun	Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
sulkynoun	(often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
broodingnoun	Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
disgruntled	Unhappy; dissatisfied
petulant	Childishly irritable.
somberverb	US standard spelling of sombre. [Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.]