sullen English

Meaning sullen meaning

What does sullen mean?

sullen

— adjective (= dark, dour, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour) showing a brooding ill humor a dark scowl the proverbially dour New England Puritan a glum, hopeless shrug he sat in moody silence a morose and unsociable manner a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius — Bruce Bliven a sour temper a sullen crowd

— adjective (= heavy) darkened by clouds a heavy sky

Synonyms sullen synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as sullen?

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morose

sulky

gloomy

glum

surly

moody

dark

sour

dour

dull

bleak

saturnine

sad

lowering

dismal

unpleasant

unkind

serious

rough

harsh

grumpy

gruff

glowering

disagreeable

cross

brutal

threatening

somber

peevish

offended

mirthless

joyless

ill-tempered

grim

dreary

depressed

cheerless

angry

wry

unsmiling

unfriendly

uncommunicative

silent

shy

pout

pettish

obscure

miserable

melancholy

melancholic

Topics sullen topics

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Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

• What words describe someone who feels sad?
  sad crestfallen dejected disappointed discouraged doleful down downcast downhearted fed up forlorn gloomy glum grouchy grumpy with a heavy heart homesick low melancholy morose mournful pensive sober (adj) solemn sorry sorrowful sullen unhappy wistful woeful

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry

• What words refer to feeling angry for a long time?
  boil burn chafe fume fuss mope seethe simmer smolder stew sulk sullen bear a grudge hold a grudge against have something against have it in for hold something against someone there is no love lost between

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Patient

Bad-tempered

• What words describe someone who refuses to talk because they are angry?
  sullen surly sulky sulk be in a sulk give someone the silent treatment