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moping

ADJECTIVE

gloomy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depressed dismal dour forlorn glum melancholy miserable pessimistic sad solemn sullen ugly

WEAK

blue funk broody chapfallen cheerless crabbed crestfallen dejected desolate despondent disconsolate dispirited down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted dragged in low spirits in the dumps joyless low mirthless moody mopish morose mournful oppressed saturnine sulky surly unhappy weary woebegone woeful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful comforted glad happy hopeful joyful light pleasant rich

WEAK

animated content encouraged encouraging exhilarating sparkling sunny uplifting vivacious

ADJECTIVE

huffy

Synonyms

WEAK

angered annoyed crabbed crabby cross crotchety crusty curt disgruntled exasperated fractious grumpy huffish hurt insulted irked irritable miffed moody nettled offended peeved peevish pettish petulant piqued provoked put out querulous resentful riled short snappish snappy stewed sulky sullen surly testy touchy vexed waspish

Antonyms

WEAK

cheerful delighted happy joyful

ADJECTIVE

moody

Synonyms

STRONG

cross downcast melancholy sulky

WEAK

angry cantankerous capricious changeable crabbed crestfallen dismal doleful dour down in the dumps down in the mouth erratic fickle fitful flighty frowning gloomy glum huffy ill-humored ill-tempered impulsive in a huff in the doldrums introspective irascible irritable lugubrious mercurial miserable morose offended out of sorts pensive petulant piqued sad saturnine short-tempered splenetic sullen testy touchy

Antonyms

STRONG

cheerful happy

WEAK

balanced overjoyed

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 bad mood in a blue funk irritable low moody 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

ADJECTIVE

saturnine

Synonyms

WEAK

blue cheerless dejected depressed desolate despondent dispirited dour down down in the dumps forlorn glum grave hopeless in low spirits in the dumps low melancholy miserable morose sad solemn sorrowful sulky sullen unhappy woebegone woeful

ADJECTIVE

sulky

Synonyms

STRONG

brooding mean moody sour

WEAK

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frowning gloomy glum gruff grumpy ill-humored irritable morose obstinate ornery pouting pouty sourpussed sulking withdrawn

Antonyms

STRONG

cheerful happy

ADJECTIVE

tenebrific

Synonyms

WEAK

black bleak blue blue funk broody chapfallen cheerless crabbed crestfallen dark dejected depressed desolate despondent disconsolate dismal dispirited dour down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted dragged dreary forlorn glum in low spirits in the dumps joyless low melancholy mirthless miserable moody mopish morose mournful oppressed pessimistic sad saturnine solemn somber sulky sullen surly ugly unhappy weary woebegone woeful

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead of moping over the setback, Ohtani has started eyeing his next boundary-pushing maneuver: To be a leadoff hitter and high-leverage reliever in the same game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

As macho as the protagonist of a Lifetime movie, moping like an adolescent and watching too much TV, Mr. White’s Springsteen is clearly depressed, but Mr. Cooper’s script doesn’t provide much illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

I’m through with moping Moping from all this pointless hoping Hoping he’ll notice me and open his heart Time now to break away and make a new start.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

She says she refuses to let me mope, like moping is such a bad thing.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

moping

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