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JOLLY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word jolly. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For JOLLY

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cheerless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

dreary
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

• causing dejection

glum
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moody and melancholic

• showing a brooding ill humor

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

morose
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

serious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

• completely lacking in playfulness

adjective satellite

• of great consequence

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• appealing to the mind

• requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

somber
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

sullen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

• darkened by clouds

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

Alternatives for CHEERLESS

Alternatives for DREARY

Alternatives for GLUM

Alternatives for MELANCHOLY

Alternatives for MOROSE

Alternatives for SAD

Alternatives for SERIOUS

Alternatives for SOMBER

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