sulking

ADJECTIVE

sulky

Synonyms

STRONG

brooding mean moody sour

WEAK

cheerless crabby depressed dismal dour fretful frowning gloomy glum gruff grumpy ill-humored irritable moping morose obstinate ornery pouting pouty sourpussed withdrawn

Antonyms

STRONG

cheerful happy

ADJECTIVE

sullen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

churlish dour gloomy glum grumpy hostile morose petulant somber surly ugly

WEAK

bad-tempered cheerless crabbed crabby cross cynical dismal dull fretful frowning glowering gruff heavy ill-humored inert irritable malevolent malicious malign mean moody obstinate ornery out of sorts peevish perverse pessimistic pouting pouty querulous saturnine silent sour sourpussed stubborn sulky tenebrific tenebrous unsociable uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable bright cheerful friendly gentle happy joyful kind nice pleasant

WEAK

grinning

Example Sentences

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The Stockport band released their latest single, The Sulking Poet, at the end of March and their new album, Ribbon Around The Bomb, is released later this month.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022

I send a swatch of Sulking Room Pink to Robyn, knowing she’ll appreciate the name.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2021

Sulking about not playing “can be damaging to the team” and can’t be tolerated, he added.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2018

Sulking and self-loathing weren’t allowed at home, said Ms. Rousey’s oldest sister, Maria Burns Ortiz, a former sports journalist and a founder of a video game company who lives in Santa Monica.,

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2015

Sulking on a transatlantic flight back home wasn’t going to help me any.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

sulking

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