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GLUM Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word glum. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word glum. (close relations)
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morose
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

dejected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• affected or marked by low spirits

depressed
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• lower than previously

• flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

• filled with melancholy and despondency

despondent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without or almost without hope

downcast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

adjective satellite

• directed downward

• filled with melancholy and despondency

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

miserable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very unhappy; full of misery

• deserving or inciting pity

• of the most contemptible kind

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• contemptibly small in amount

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

unhappy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• causing discomfort

• marked by or producing unhappiness

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

adjective satellite

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

dour
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• showing a brooding ill humor

glowering
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

moody
adjectiveadj
noun

• United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

• United States evangelist (1837-1899)

adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

• subject to sharply varying moods

saturnine
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bitter or scornful

• showing a brooding ill humor

sour
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having a sharp biting taste

noun

• a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

• the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

• the property of being acidic

adjective satellite

• smelling of fermentation or staleness

• one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

• in an unpalatable state

• inaccurate in pitch

• showing a brooding ill humor

verb

• go sour or spoil

• make sour or more sour

sullen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

• darkened by clouds

Alternatives for MOROSE

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