Definitions

in a bad mood

ADJECTIVE

morose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cranky dour gloomy glum grouchy melancholy mournful sad sullen surly testy ugly

WEAK

acrimonious blue brusque cantankerous choleric churlish crabbed crabby cross dolorous down down in the dumps down in the mouth frowning gruff harsh having blue devils having the blahs ill-humored ill-tempered in a blue funk irritable low moody moping perverse perversive saturnine singing the blues snappish sour splenetic sulky taciturn troubled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful content gentle happy joyful pleasant

WEAK

friendly light-hearted optimistic uplifted

Example Sentences

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People shared consistent reasons for this: the news put them in a bad mood, they felt overwhelmed and powerless to act.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

The technology has made her work more challenging, Wilkins says: Customers who reach her often had to talk first to bots and are more likely to be in a bad mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It’s really hard to be in a bad mood after you do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

When interviewed by police, Tailby said he had been in a bad mood on the day of their anniversary due to a cat.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

If she arrived a minute after, she worried because that made her the logical scapegoat of the boss if he happened to be in a bad mood that day.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

in a bad mood

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