Synonyms for moody
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Morose — sulky or depressed
morose, sullen, glum, melancholy, gloomy, sulky, ill-tempered, sad, mopey, irritable, somber US, sombre UK, dour, lugubrious, depressed, despondent, petulant, unhappy, fretful, peevish, blue, downcast, miserable
2. Dark — dour, gloomy or brooding
dark, grim, desolate, bleak, depressing, dreary, sunless, dire, mirthless, drear
3. Capricious — given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental
Other
temperamental, dodgy informal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- adj. 2
Sulky or depressed.
- adj. 3
Dour, gloomy or brooding.
Example sentences
- glum Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs.
- capricious Everyone is entitled to be capricious now and then.
- temperamental Do people ever accuse you of being temperamental?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| moody | rising | |
| glum | rising | |
| morose | rising | |
| sulky | rising | |
| capricious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sad1
- 4 letters
- blue1, dark1, grim1, dire1, glum1, dour2
- 5 letters
- bleak1, dodgy, sulky, mopey, drear
- 6 letters
- gloomy2, dreary2, fickle2, somber2, sombre, sullen2, morose2
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, erratic3, sunless, fretful2, peevish2
- 8 letters
- variable4, desolate3, petulant3, downcast2
- 9 letters
- depressed2, miserable4, irritable4, mirthless
- 10 letters
- depressing3, melancholy4, capricious3, changeable3, despondent3, lugubrious4
- 13 letters
- temperamental4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dour2 = 2 syllables).