morose

Examples

• All

• Flory also had a teenage daughter, giddy one day, morose the next.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Do I really seem that morose?

  It Came from the Desert (2018)

• Mike can get morose, that is no lie.

  Ruby in Paradise (1993)

• The young man was still morose in his truck.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Now look, this guy tends to get a little morose, so try to keep the energy up.

  1408 (2007)

• For days, she was morose, and he could do nothing to cheer her up.

  Fiction book (1991)

• You're looking a little morose, honey.

  Juno (2007)

• Forgive me for intruding, but you seem somewhat morose.

  The Countess (2009)

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

  Fiction book (1990)

• But others stood around in morose groups, strangely silent, smoking their pipes like mourners at a funeral.

  Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

S

sad

vsmorose

∞ 1.0

Feeling unhappy or upset because of something

adds an ill tempered, sullen quality beyond plain sadness

G

grim

vsmorose

73 4.2

Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad

is gloomier in personal mood rather than broadly hopeless

S

somber

vsmorose

• US

52 4.6

Serious and sad in feeling or mood

is more personally ill tempered and less formal in tone

S

sour

vsmorose

46 3.7

Showing an unfriendly, resentful mood

is equally ill tempered but focuses more on gloom than resentment

D

dreary

vsmorose

44 3.8

A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired

is more about personal sulkiness than overall dullness

M

melancholy

vsmorose

37 5.9

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is darker in tone and more angrily withdrawn rather than reflective

G

gloomy

vsmorose

29 2.5

Feeling sad and without much hope

is similar but adds an edge of ill temper

S

sullen

vsmorose

26 4.7

Being quiet and bad-tempered, showing that a person is upset

is also ill tempered but with a more brooding gloom

G

glum

vsmorose

23 4.1

Looking or feeling sad and quiet

is gloomier and more likely to show ill temper

M

mournful

vsmorose

18 3.9

Feeling deep sadness because of a loss

is more about sulky gloom rather than overt grief

S

sorrowful

vsmorose

14 3.6

Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment

is gloomier and more resentful rather than simply sad

D

dour

vsmorose

12 7.6

Serious and unfriendly in a way that looks gloomy

is more about sullen mood and less about strictness

M

mopey

vsmorose

8 4.4

Feeling sad and quiet without much energy

is similar but carries more irritability and gloom

M

melancholic

vsmorose

5 7.2

Feeling deep, quiet sadness

is more about a bitter or sulky mood than deep sadness

D

doleful

vsmorose

3 8.2

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is moodily gloomy and more about ill temper than grief

S

saturnine

vsmorose

• Formal

1 9.9

Having a serious, quiet mood that shows sadness or anger

is similarly gloomy but less literary and more everyday

L

low-spirited

vsmorose

1 5.1

Feeling sad and without much energy

leans more toward gloomy ill temper rather than just low mood

G

gloomful

vsmorose

• Archaic

7.8

Dark and sad in a way that makes you feel unhappy

is similar in gloom but more tied to a bad temper

A

atramentous

vsmorose

• Archaic

9.9

Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy

is more ordinary sulkiness rather than extreme figurative darkness

Antonyms

C

cheerful

111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

J

joyful

70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

How Gloomy

despondent

18 7.7

morose

15 7.9

gloomy

29 2.5

sad

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology