Synonyms for moody
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : moo-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmu di |
Top 10 synonyms for moody Other synonyms for the word moody
- dismal
- doleful
- dour
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- erratic
- fickle
- fitful
- flighty
- frowning
- gloomy
- glum
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- impulsive
- in a huff
- in the doldrums
- introspective
- irascible
- irritable
- lugubrious
- mercurial
- miserable
- moping
- morose
- offended
- out of sorts
- pensive
- petulant
- piqued
- sad
- saturnine
- short-tempered
- splenetic
- sullen
- testy
- touchy
Définition of moody
Origin :- Old English modig "brave, proud, high-spirited, impetuous, arrogant," from Proto-Germanic *modago- (cf. Old Saxon modag, Dutch moedig, German mutig, Old Norse moðugr); see mood (1) + -y (2). Meaning "subject to gloomy spells" is first recorded 1590s (via a Middle English sense of "angry").
- adj crabby, temperamental
- “You are too transcendental for me,” growled Ossipon, with moody concern.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- A solitary ruffian, indeed, is moody, but a gang of ruffians are jovial.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The premier and some of his colleagues observed, however, a moody silence.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He was silent and moody, and almost gruff on some occasions.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- But what he had just witnessed plunged his thoughts into a moody channel.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The patient Kaiser in truth dealt nobly with the moody old man.
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- "No," he returned, in a low voice, and looked away from her with a moody brow.
- Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
- Barnes stood with his hands in his pockets, his face downcast and moody.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- The Padre watched the steam rising from the kettle with moody eyes.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Kasia, left with the Prince, glanced into his moody and downcast face.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
Antonyms for moody
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