sullenness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sullenness
Noun
  • While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.
    Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The irritability or walking into a room only to forget why seconds later.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This could look like mood swings, irritability, hostility, feelings of depression, and thoughts of suicide or self-harm.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Sullenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sullenness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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