mopey

adjective

Definition of mopeynext
as in pouting
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability I don't know what's made him all mopey, but he's getting hard to live with

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopey
  1. irritable
  2. sullen
  3. sulky
  4. pouty
Adjective
  • People with anxiety may also feel irritable, tense, or restless, and may have a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Max was admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe pain in July and was diagnosed with transient synovitis, a condition also referred to as irritable hip.
    Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Definition of irritable
Adjective
  • The New Daughter has an interesting, sullen mood and looks fantastic, but that just further accentuates how out of place Costner seems.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • One of the migrants looks at the camera with sullen eyes and a rugged beard.
    Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of sullen
Adjective
  • That’s no small feat, considering how sulky and borderline-bratty Donn comes across in early scenes.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of sulky
Adjective
  • This is Martha before the magazine and the product lines, before the Snoop Dogg friendship and the pouty lips.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But after a whiny Netflix documentary, a whiny biography (‘Spare’ — even the title is a pouty gripe) and an inert podcast, the Harry and Meghan brand swelled into a sanctimonious bubble just begging to be popped — and ‘South Park’ was the pin.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
Definition of pouty
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