SULLEN Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word sullen. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SULLEN
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morose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
dour | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
glum | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moody and melancholic • 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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
sulky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse adjective satellite • sullen or moody • slow or slothful • depressingly dark | ||||||||
brooding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body • persistent morbid meditation on a problem adjective satellite • deeply or seriously thoughtful | ||||||||
gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
grim | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror • harshly ironic or sinister • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||||
surly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
glowering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
heavy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of comparatively great physical weight or density • unusually great in degree or quantity or number • of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment • marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness • of great intensity or power or force • (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight noun • an actor who plays villainous roles • a serious (or tragic) role in a play adverb • slowly as if burdened by much weight adjective satellite • usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it • (used of soil) compact and fine-grained • darkened by clouds • (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • of relatively large extent and density • made of fabric having considerable thickness • prodigious • full and loud and deep • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought • slow and laborious because of weight • large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work • dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal • sharply inclined • full of; bearing great weight • requiring or showing effort • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • lacking lightness or liveliness • (of sleep) deep and complete • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||
lowering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of causing to become less • the act of causing something to move to a lower level adjective satellite • darkened by clouds | ||||||||
saturnine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • bitter or scornful • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||||
threatening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments • darkened by clouds |