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Synonyms for glum

  • adjective

Most common

morose sullen gloomy moody

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Morose — despondent; moody; sullen

morose, sullen, gloomy, moody, dejected, melancholy, dour, grim, sulky, dreary, mopey, forlorn, sad, dark, lugubrious, miserable, doleful, depressed, dismal, sour, unhappy, blue

Other

down-hearted

Antonyms

happy, bright, jovial

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Despondent; moody; sullen.

Example sentences

  • dejected He was left behind on Mars and is feeling dejected now.
  • dour Tom's dour silence said more than any words could.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
glumrising
dejectedrising
dourrising
moroserising
sulkyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
sad1
4 letters
blue1, dark1, sour2, grim1, dour2
5 letters
moody2, sulky, mopey
6 letters
gloomy2, dismal2, dreary2, sullen2, morose2
7 letters
unhappy3, forlorn2, doleful2
8 letters
dejected3
9 letters
miserable4, depressed2
10 letters
melancholy4, lugubrious4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).