Related Words for glum

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morose
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Adjective, Adjective
gloomy
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
dour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
sullen
/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
moody
/x
Noun, Name, Adjective
dejected
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
dark
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Verb
glowering
/xx
Verb, Noun, Verb
sour
/x
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
grim
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Adjective
downcast
/x
Adjective
cheerless
/x
Adjective
bleak
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Adjective
lugubrious
x/xx
Adjective
dreary
/x
Adjective
somber
/x
Adjective
pessimistic
xx/x
Adjective
doleful
/x
Adjective
forlorn
x/
Adjective
crestfallen
/xx
Adjective
dispirited
x/xx
Adjective
downbeat
x/
Noun
grumpy
/x
Adjective
cheery
/x
Adjective
disconsolate
xxxx
Adjective
sombre
/x
Adjective
joyless
/x
Adjective
miserable
/xxx
Adjective
grouchy
/x
Noun
dismal
/x
Adjective
despondent
x/x
Adjective
listless
/x
Adjective
upbeat
/x
Adjective
cheerful
/x
Adjective
pensive
/x
Adjective
jubilant
/xx
Adjective
mournful
/x
Adjective
dull
/
Adjective
smug
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Adjective
depressed
x/
Adjective
melancholy
/xxx
Noun
gloom
/
Noun
jovial
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Adjective
despairing
x/x
Noun
jolly
/x
Name
hopeless
/x
Adjective
humorless
/xx
Adjective
unenthusiastic
xxxx/x
Adjective
drab
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Noun
bemused
x/
Adjective
sulky
/x
Adjective
haggard
/x
Noun
unsmiling
x/x
Adjective
unhappy
x/x
Adjective
optimistic
xx/x
Adjective
sorrowful
/xx
Adjective
fretful
/x
Adjective
rosy
/x
Adjective
stoical
/xx
Adjective
rueful
/x
Adjective
cynical
/xx
Adjective
pessimism
/xxx
Noun
apathetic
xx/x
Adjective
gleeful
/x
Adjective
scowling
/x
Verb
phlegmatic
x/x
Adjective
melancholic
xx/x
Adjective
truculent
/xx
Adjective
wistful
/x
Adjective
ebullient
x/x
Adjective
stoic
/x
Noun
fatalistic
xx/x
Adjective
cranky
/x
Adjective
bewildered
x/x
Verb
nonplussed
x/
Verb
impassive
x/x
Adjective
pallid
/x
Adjective
stolid
/x
Adjective
dopey
/x
Name
indifferent
x/x
Adjective
unsympathetic
xxx/x
Adjective
bleary
/x
Adjective
dejection
x/x
Noun
sardonic
x/x
Adjective
sheepish
/x
Adjective
supercilious
xx/xx
Adjective
taciturn
/xx
Adjective
disdainful
x/x
Adjective
scornful
/x
Adjective
quizzical
/xx
Adjective
depressive
x/x
Adjective
waste
/
Noun
disgruntled
x/x
Adjective
damp
/
Adjective
disheartened
x/x
Verb
woeful
/x
Adjective
dismayed
x/
Verb
desolate
/xx
Adjective
down in the dumps
/xx/
Phrase, Adjective
flat
/
Adjective
meek
/
Noun
surly
/x
Adjective
black
/
Name
faint
/
Adjective
sodden
/x
Adjective
discouraged
x/x
Verb
unfair
x/
Adjective
shabby
/x
Adjective
lonesome
/x
Noun
tremulous
/xx
Adjective
silence
/x
Noun
resignation
xx/x
Noun
faces
/x
Noun
nod
/
Noun
mood
/
Noun
countenance
/xx
Noun
look
/
Noun, Verb
heroes
/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
reply
x/
Noun
affair
x/
Noun
sat
/
Verb
settled
/x
Verb
satisfaction
xx/x
Noun
fellow
/x
Noun
thoughts
/
Noun
tone
/
Noun
smile
/
Noun
feeling
/x
Verb
news
/
Noun
sort
/
Noun
conclusion
x/x
Noun
assessment
x/x
Noun
picture
/x
Noun
voice
/
Noun
burial
/xx
Noun
calm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
carefree
/x
Adjective
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
convincing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
dusky
/x
Adjective, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fond
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
funeral
/xx
Noun, Adjective
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
hard
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Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hearty
/x
Adjective, Noun
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hiding
/x
Noun
hot
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
keen
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
merry
/x
Adjective, Name
mind
/
Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
puzzled
/x
Adjective
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
quick
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slack
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
slow
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
sluggish
/x
Adjective
smart
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb