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Synonyms for mood

  • noun

Most common

feeling tone atmosphere humor US frame of mind vibe grammatical mood

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Humor — A mental or emotional state, composure

humor US, humour UK, feeling, spirit, tone, atmosphere, state of mind, ill humor, temperament, aura, spirits UK AU NZ, heart, composure, affection, tenor, vein

2. Temper — A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood

temper, pet, huff

3. Mode

mode, modality

Other

frame of mind, vibe, state, condition, climate, place, frame, big mood informal, grammatical mood

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A mental or emotional state, composure.

    I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.

  2. n. 2

    A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

    He's in a mood with me today.

  3. n. 3

    Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art).

Related words

Word family
moody
Phrases
subjunctive mood mood message big mood grammatical mood bad mood indicative mood mood disorder seasonal mood disorder

Forms

Plural
moods → humors, feelings, spirits, tones…

Example sentences

  • feeling I am feeling quite pleased about what you've said.
  • tone Did you pick up on that strange tone in his voice?
  • atmosphere The atmosphere on Mars is over 95% carbon dioxide.
  • humor Of all of us, Tom had the craziest sense of humor.
  • vibe That's exactly the vibe I want my drawings to show!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
moodrising
feelingrising
tonerising
atmospherefalling
humorrising

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

By length

3 letters
pet1
4 letters
mode1, tone1, vibe1, vein1, aura2, huff1
5 letters
state1, place1, heart1, frame1, humor2, tenor2
6 letters
spirit2, humour2, temper2
7 letters
feeling2, climate2, spirits2
8 letters
modality4
9 letters
condition3, affection3, composure3
10 letters
atmosphere3
11 letters
temperament3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aura2 = 2 syllables).