Synonyms of moody
114 similar words
Another word for moody is depressed. Other synonyms of moody are miserable, unhappy, heavy-hearted, low-spirited and grief-stricken.
Synonyms and similar words for moody
adjectiveGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- capriciousImpulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- fickle
adjectiveSulky or depressed.
- miserableIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
- unhappyNot happy; sad.
- atrabiliary
- atrabilious
- blithelessWithout happiness or joy; unjoyful; sorrowful; sad.
- dispiritedWithout energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
- blueDepressed, melancholic, sad.
- bummed outDepressed, disappointed, in a gloomy mood.
- chapfallenCrestfallen, dejected.
- cheerlessDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- chopfallenSynonym of chapfallen.
- crestfallen
- cut up Australia, UKEmotionally upset; mentally distressed.
- damp figuratively
- dejectedSad and dispirited.
- depressedUnhappy; despondent.
- despondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
- disgruntledIn a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.
- disconsolateSeemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
- disheartenedDiscouraged, despairing.
- dismalDepressing, dreary, cheerless.
- dolefulFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
- dolesomeCharacterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
- downSad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
- down in the mouthSad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
- downcastOf a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
- downheartedSad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope.
- downsomeLow-spirited; melancholy.
- dullBored, depressed, down.
- elegiacExpressing sorrow or mourning.
- elegiousMelancholy, miserable, plaintive.
- forlornPitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
- gloomySuffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.
- glumDespondent; moody; sullen.
- grief-strickenVery sad.
- grievingFeeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
- heavy-heartedSad, melancholic.
- heartsoreHeartsick.
- heartsickVery despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
- inconsolableNot consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- infelicitous
- jawfallenDejected, dispirited.
- joylessWithout joy; unhappy, sad.
- lachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
- lowDepressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- low-spiritedDisheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
- lugubriousGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- melancholicFilled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
- melancholyAffected with great sadness or depression.
- mopeyGiven to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
- moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- mournfulFilled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
- plaintiveSounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
- PlutonianOf, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful.
- PlutonicSynonym of Plutonian (“of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy...
- querulousOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- ruthfulFull of sorrow; sorrowful; woeful; rueful.
- sad
- saddened
- saturnineOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- shatteredEmotionally defeated or dispirited.
- solemn
- sombreMelancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.
- sorrowfulExhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person).
- sorrow-riddenFilled with sorrow or sorrows.
- sorrowsomeMarked by sorrow; sad; dreary; sorrowful.
- spiritlessLacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
- sullenGloomy; dismal; foreboding.
- threneticSorrowful; mournful.
- threneticalThrenetic.
- uncheerfulNot cheerful.
- uncheeryNot cheery; gloomy, pessimistic.
- unconsolableSynonym of inconsolable.
- unlivelyNot lively.
- wistfulSad and thoughtful.
- woebegoneOf a person: deeply affected or overwhelmed by suffering or trouble, and so filled with woe (“great distress or...
- woefulFull of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
- wretchedCharacterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
- grouchyIrritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
- gruff
- ill-temperedSynonym of bad-tempered.
- ill-humored
- sulkySilent and withdrawn after being upset.
- lamentful rareReplete with lamentation; mournful.
- lumpish obsoleteMiserable, sad.
- passionate obsolete
- triste rareSad; sorrowful; gloomy.
- tristful archaicSad, melancholic.
- woe obsoleteWoeful; sorrowful.
adjectiveDour, gloomy or brooding.
- comfortless
- bleak
- darkExtremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.
- depressing
- desolateSad, forlorn and hopeless.
- dire
- drearDreary.
- drearisomeCharacterised or marked by dreariness.
- dreary
- dreich UK, dialectalOf a person: having a dejected or serious appearance or mood; dour, gloomy, moody, morose, sullen.
- gayless
- gray
- gloomsomeCharacterised or marked by gloom.
- grim
- lack-laughterCheerless; sombre; serious.
- mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
- no joke
- somber
- sunless
- unmerryNot merry, the opposite of merry; sad, gloomy.
- wintry
adjectiveOf dubious origin; counterfeit or stolen.
Meaning of moody
- adjective Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- adjective Sulky or depressed.
- adjective Dour, gloomy or brooding.
moody in other languages
Questions about synonyms of moody
- What is another word for moody?
- Moody has 114 synonyms on Word.ws, such as depressed, miserable, unhappy, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, grief-stricken, melancholy and sorrow-ridden.
- What does moody mean?
- Moody means given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
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