English adjective: sullen | |||
1. | sullen showing a brooding ill humor | ||
Samples | A dark scowl. The proverbially dour New England Puritan. A glum, hopeless shrug. He sat in moody silence. A morose and unsociable manner. A saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius. A sour temper. A sullen crowd. | ||
Synonyms | dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour | ||
Similar | ill-natured | ||
Antonyms | good-natured | ||
2. | sullen darkened by clouds | ||
Samples | A heavy sky. | ||
Synonyms | heavy, lowering, threatening | ||
Similar | cloudy | ||
Antonyms | clear | ||