SCHOOLMARMISH Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

schoolmarmish

adjective

Definition of schoolmarmish

as in dour

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Adjective

The influence of Black American music was absent from not just their Warwickshire peers at the time, but all of the dour indie milieu toiling under Thatcher’s grey skies.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg, who mostly stays on the sidelines of the movie, is now a mighty billionaire and, as Strong plays him, a dour, lifeless dork.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of dour

Adjective

In keeping with that anal imagery, the movie often calls to mind a colonoscopy, from the probing POV of the endoscopic camera.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
HazelJo was diagnosed at birth with bladder exstrophy, anal and urogenital canal fusion and chronic kidney disease, among other conditions, per GoFundMe.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of anal

Adjective

His tone was reminiscent of the indignant woman in Yamaska who’d unloaded on me while walking her dog.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to the conflicts of interest rife in this administration.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of indignant

Adjective

Legend has it that sad fates befell those who made her angry and happy ones those who were kind to her.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, angry residents continue to flood once-sleepy municipal board meetings, pressuring officials to reject data center proposals.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

But the sympathy in his voice keeps things from becoming too morose.

— Brendan Hay, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
The first leg will be the ever-popular third-place playoff, in which a couple of morose losers compete for no trophy at all and a chance to show off the superior sourness of their grapes.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of morose

Adjective

With its orange boxes and quirky prints, Hermès could be seen as whimsical, but it was usually associated with uptight parents and grandparents.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Most impressive is its capacity to achieve the perfect balance between design and sophistication, without being uptight or boring.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of uptight

Adjective

Trip isn’t the standout role, but Keery handles the character’s exasperated monologues with panache, turning self-defense and infuriated straight-talk into acts of exhilarating sanity.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Digger, joined by his earnest and exasperated head of environmental safety and security, Nirav Ganesh (Riz Ahmed), heads to Europe to try to avert an unprecedented environmental disaster.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exasperated

Adjective

At the end of all that immersiveness, exiting out onto the physical street to join the crowds of shuffling tourists and fend off sullen Elmos makes Times Square feel like the soul of authenticity.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Shortly after the invasion of London begins, the capital is under rebel control, so what is this previously quiet and sullen teenage King to do?

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sullen

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