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morose

[muh-rohs] / məˈroʊs /
ADJECTIVE
depressed, pessimistic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cranky dour gloomy glum grouchy melancholy mournful sad sullen surly testy ugly
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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 moping perverse perversive saturnine singing the blues snappish sour splenetic sulky taciturn troubled
Antonyms
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bright cheerful content gentle happy joyful pleasant
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friendly light-hearted optimistic uplifted

Example Sentences

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A morose horse, rice cakes, and a Harry Potter villain have become surprise hits in China ahead of the country's Lunar New Year holiday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Despite its serious subject matter, the novel is neither morbid nor morose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

And the album’s closer, the pretty but slow “Silent Eyes,” feels like another morose nail in the coffin of a relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

For starters, some chronic oversavers can be anxious and morose.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

He felt deeply responsible for Eric, who could be cheerfully upbeat but could also grow morose and withdrawn and sometimes would sink into deep funks, not talking for days.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz