Thesaurus:sullen

Thesaurus

sullen

English

Adjective

Sense: showing a brooding ill humour; silent and withdrawn due to sadness

Synonyms

• glum
• gloomy
• grouchy
• gruff
• ill-tempered
• ill-humored
• moody
• morose
• sulky
• sullen

Antonyms

• cheerful
• content
• lighthearted
• pleased

Hypernyms

• sad    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:peevish

Further reading

• “901A. sullenness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sullen” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.