morose
Silently, darkly unhappy
Morose describes a gloomy, sullen disposition—someone withdrawn into their own dark mood.
A morose person isn't just sad but uncommunicative and ill-tempered about it: He sat morose in the corner, refusing to join the conversation.
The word suggests a brooding quality that pushes others away.
Persistently sad, spiritless
- downcastSad or despondent
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
discouraged · downhearted · forlorn · glum · dispirited · low-spirited · demoralized · deflated
Inclined toward reflective sorrow
- somberGravely serious in mood
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
sorrowful · woeful · plaintive · wistful · heavy-hearted · heartsick · world-weary · saturnine
Bad-tempered and unfriendly
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- ill-temperedHabitually cross or surly
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- churlishIll-mannered and rude
dour · peevish · petulant · pouty · sullen · cross · grouchy · cantankerous
Silently bad-tempered
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
- ruminativeProne to prolonged reflection
preoccupied · absorbed · inward-looking · silent · uncommunicative · self-absorbed · fixated · obsessive
Feeling sorrow over actions
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
- guilt-riddenTormented by remorse
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
contrite · penitent · conscience-stricken · ashamed · apologetic · sorry · remorse · haunted
depressed
Persistently sad, spiritless
- downcastSad or despondent
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
disheartened · discouraged · downhearted · forlorn · glum · dispirited · low-spirited · demoralized · deflated · hopeless
melancholic
Inclined toward reflective sorrow
- somberGravely serious in mood
- lugubriousExaggeratedly mournful in manner
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
mournful · sorrowful · woeful · plaintive · wistful · heavy-hearted · heartsick · world-weary · saturnine · elegiac
surly
Bad-tempered and unfriendly
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- ill-temperedHabitually cross or surly
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
churlish · dour · peevish · petulant · pouty · sullen · cross · grouchy · cantankerous · snappish
sullen
Silently bad-tempered
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
ruminative · preoccupied · absorbed · inward-looking · silent · uncommunicative · self-absorbed · fixated · obsessive · haunted
regretful
Feeling sorrow over actions
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
- guilt-riddenTormented by remorse
chagrined · contrite · penitent · conscience-stricken · ashamed · apologetic · sorry · remorse · haunted
grief-stricken
Overwhelmed by profound loss
lamenting · brokenhearted · anguished · stricken · afflicted · wounded · tearful · weepy · teary-eyed · devastated
- sombergloomy, bleak, dreary, dismal, melancholy
- dejectiondejected, despondent, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
- false friendsactual, actually, embarrassed, eventually, fabric
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken