| Main Entry: |
sullen |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
brooding, upset |
Synonyms: |
bad-tempered, cheerless,
churlish, crabbed, crabby,
cross,
cynical, dismal, dour,
dull, fretful, frowning, gloomy, glowering, glum, gruff, grumpy*,
heavy,
hostile, ill-humored,
inert, irritable,
malevolent,
malicious,
malign, mean, moody, morose, obstinate, ornery*, out of sorts,
peevish,
perverse,
pessimistic,
petulant, pouting, pouty,
querulous, saturnine,
silent,
somber, sour, sourpussed,
stubborn, sulking, sulky,
surly, tenebrific,
tenebrous,
ugly, unsociable,
uptight*
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Antonyms: |
bright, cheerful, grinning, happy
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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