Synonyms for sullenness in English

the peevishness; the sullenness

• peevishness [the ~] noun
• sullenness [the ~] noun

the sullenness; the sourness; the sulkiness; the moroseness

• sullenness [the ~] noun
• sourness [the ~] noun
• sulkiness [the ~] noun
• moroseness [the ~] noun

the sullenness; the glumness; the moroseness

• sullenness [the ~] noun
• glumness [the ~] noun
• moroseness [the ~] noun

embittered; grim; sullen

• embittered adj
• grim adj
• sullen adj

huffy; grumpy; touchy; cross-grained; thin-skinned; grim; stern; sullen; gruff; surly

• huffy adj
• grumpy adj
• touchy adj
• cross-grained adj
• thin-skinned adj
• grim adj
• stern adj
• sullen adj
• gruff adj
• surly adj

tenacious; obstinate; cross-grained; persevering; stubborn; recalcitrant; heady; pig-headed; tacky; viscous; persistent; rebellious; tedious; boring; grumpy; refractory; sullen; unrelenting; unyielding; mindless; stupefied; dull; stern; surly; leathery; headstrong; tough

• tenacious adj
• obstinate adj
• cross-grained adj
• persevering adj
• stubborn adj
• recalcitrant adj
• heady adj
• pig-headed adj
• tacky adj
• viscous adj
• persistent adj
• rebellious adj
• tedious adj
• boring adj
• grumpy adj
• refractory adj
• sullen adj
• unrelenting adj
• unyielding adj
• mindless adj
• stupefied adj
• dull adj
• stern adj
• surly adj
• leathery adj
• headstrong adj
• tough adj

grumpy; sullen; sulky; peevish; stiff; gruff; moody; surly; bad-tempered

• grumpy adj
• sullen adj
• sulky adj
• peevish adj
• stiff adj
• gruff adj
• moody adj
• surly adj
• bad-tempered adj

grumpy; cantankerous; surly; rigid; nagging; crabbed; crusty; gruff; sullen

• grumpy adj
• cantankerous adj
• surly adj
• rigid adj
• nagging adj
• crabbed adj
• crusty adj
• gruff adj
• sullen adj

heavy; threatening; sullen; lowering

• heavy adj

  • a heavy sky¹
• threatening adj
• sullen adj
• lowering adj

sour; moody; dark; sullen; glum; dour; morose; glowering; saturnine

• sour adj

  • a sour temper¹
• moody adj

  • he sat in moody silence¹
• dark adj

  • a dark scowl¹
• sullen adj

  • a sullen crowd¹
• glum adj

  • a glum, hopeless shrug¹
• dour adj

  • the proverbially dour New England Puritan¹
• morose adj

  • a morose and unsociable manner¹
• glowering adj
• saturnine adj

  • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius¹

dull; gloomy; sullen

• dull
• gloomy
• sullen

sullen; sulky

• sullen
• sulky

sullen; sulky; morose

• sullen
• sulky
• morose