Down and Morose

Down

Down adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: feeling a bit down

Morose is a synonym for down in depressed topic. In some cases you can use "Morose" instead an adjective "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Morose

Morose adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: those morose job seekers who have grown accustomed to rejection

Down is a synonym for morose in sullen topic. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Morose", if it concerns topics such as depressed.

Nearby Word: morosely

Both words in one sentence

  • Earlier, in the first part of Shadows of Doubt, after Cosmo and Wanda are given to a little girl, Timmy becomes morose and breaks down sobbing in an alley.
  • Tempting Fate: The man in "Lonely Security Guard" attempts to steal something from a store after watching a morose security guard, only to be effortlessly beaten down when the guard makes a paper sword and beats him down.
  • Red Herring In Kindergarten Cop, when John Kimble starts posing as a kindergarten teacher, he finds that one of the boys in his class is perpetually sullen and morose, frequently having bruises which he claims come from falling down.
    Source: Red Herring
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