moody

Examples

• All

• By all accounts, including Brinkley's, Hadden was a moody, urbane, and sometimes outrageous character, especially in his Prohibition cups.

  Academic text (2010)

• He has been so moody lately.

  The First Time (1969)

• No, but she is very strange, very moody.

  A Farewell to Arms (1957)

• I was just thinking that I find this moody side of you very attractive.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Yeah, well, people get moody when they're pregnant.

  12 Days of Christmas (2020)

• If I have to miss an exercise session, I feel moody and irritable.

  Academic text (2011)

• Accommodation can make teenagers moody, distracted, or even surly as they defend their old thinking.

  Academic text (1996)

• For months afterward, she'd be moody and morose, claiming that the smell of perfume made her ill.

  Fiction book (1990)

• He's gruff and moody, won't really let you get close to him.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Jordan Berk, her star-crossed boyfriend, was sensitive, moody, and wildly good-looking.

  Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

S

sour

vsmoody

80 3.7

Showing an unfriendly, resentful mood

often becomes unhappy or gloomy quickly rather than staying hostile

U

unstable

vsmoody

79 4.4

A person whose mood or behavior changes suddenly

often becomes unhappy, angry, or gloomy quickly

T

temperamental

vsmoody

21 6.5

Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way

shows frequent turns into unhappiness or gloom without warning

C

capricious

vsmoody

17 7.9

Showing sudden changes in mood, like going from happy to angry

often becomes unhappy or angry rather than random changes

M

mercurial

vsmoody

9 8.2

Changing mood or behaviour suddenly and without warning

often shifts into unhappiness or anger without warning

S

sulky

vsmoody

6 5.0

Quietly angry and not wanting to talk to others

often becomes unhappy or angry quickly instead of staying quietly upset

H

hot and cold

vsmoody

• Informal

4 6.8

A person who feels interested one moment and not interested the next

often flips into unhappiness or anger rather than enthusiasm shifts

F

flitty

vsmoody

• UK

1 8.4

Acting quickly and changing mood or interest often

often turns specifically to unhappiness or gloom, not just restlessness

M

mardy

vsmoody

• UK

1 9.9

Being bad-tempered and quiet because of disappointment

often shifts mood quickly into unhappiness rather than only resentful reactions

M

moonish

vsmoody

• Archaic

1 8.6

Having moods that change often, sometimes happy and sad

often shifts to sadness or anger during those phase changes

A

a bit switchy

vsmoody

• UK

9.2

Often changes mood or behavior quickly and without warning

often becomes unhappy or gloomy quickly rather than slightly unpredictable

Antonyms

S

stable

467 2.3

Not likely to change and stays steady over time

E

even-tempered

5 3.7

Calm and not easily annoyed or angry

How Moody

volatile

1 7.4

temperamental

21 6.5

moody

61 3.2

calm

680 1.0

even-tempered

5 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology