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fretful frowning gloomy glum gruff grumpy ill-humored irritable moping morose obstinate ornery pouting pouty sourpussed withdrawn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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When Dembele was substituted, he encouraged his replacement rather than sulking.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

So does not sulking when kids don’t invite you on their vacation or forget to send Mother’s Day cards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Elio doesn’t do too much sulking before he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary take on the United Nations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

The Mariners lost Sunday, but they weren’t sulking.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

“If you’re sulking again, I’m taking you straight home. Sit up please. And watch. That’s what you’ve been brought here for.”

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

sulking

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