| Main Entry: |
morose |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
depressed, pessimistic |
Synonyms: |
acrimonious,
blue*,
brusque,
cantankerous,
choleric,
churlish, crabbed, crabby,
cranky*,
cross, dolorous,
dour,
down, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, frowning,
gloomy,
glum, grouchy, gruff,
harsh, having blue devils, having the blahs, ill-humored, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, in a blue funk,
irritable,
low,
melancholy,
moody, moping,
mournful,
perverse, perversive,
sad, saturnine, singing the blues, snappish,
sour, splenetic, sulky,
sullen,
surly,
taciturn, testy,
troubled,
ugly
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Antonyms: |
cheerful, friendly, happy, light-hearted, optimistic, uplifted
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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