morose
Gloomy, silent and in a bad mood.
morose in a sentence
- Ever since losing his kite, Theo had been morose, barely saying a word.
- The morose troll under the bridge grumbled at everyone and never once smiled.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to morose?
- Ahappy
- Bgloomy
- Csunny
- Dcheerful
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B: gloomy. The other three mean the opposite of morose.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to morose?
- Asulky
- Bgloomy
- Ccheerful
- Dglum
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C: cheerful. The other three mean nearly the same as morose.
Words that mean something similar
gloomy, sulky, glum
Words that mean the opposite
cheerful, happy, sunny
Careful: morose is not glum
Glum is quietly sad. Morose is sad and in a bad mood. Read why children mix them up.
More words about emotions & feelings
- mournful: Full of sadness, especially about a loss.
- nauseating: So horrible that it makes you feel sick.
- nauseous: Feeling sick, as if you might vomit.
- nostalgic: Feeling happy and a little sad when you remember good times from the past.
- optimistic: Believing that good things will happen.
- outburst: A sudden explosion of strong feeling, like anger or laughter.
- outrage: A feeling of great anger and shock at something unfair.
- overwhelm: To affect someone so strongly that they can hardly cope.
More words to explore
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