Definitions

mopes

NOUN

blue devils

Synonyms

WEAK

blahs blue Johnnies blues d.t.'s delirium tremens despair despondency dumps funk gloom low spirits melancholy mubblefubbles mulligrubs pink elephants unhappiness

NOUN

doldrums

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gloom malaise slump stagnation stupor

STRONG

apathy blahs blues boredom bummer dejection disinterest downer dullness dumps ennui funk inactivity indifference inertia lassitude letdown listlessness tedium torpor yawn

WEAK

black mood blue funk dismals

Antonyms

STRONG

concern excitement feeling happiness interest liveliness sympathy

WEAK

elation gladness glee joy

NOUN

gloom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish bitterness despair discouragement doldrums foreboding grief horror malaise misery pessimism sadness sorrow weariness woe

STRONG

blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection desolation despondency disconsolateness distress dolor downheartedness dullness dumps heaviness misgiving morbidity mourning oppression pensiveness unhappiness vexation

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dismals heavy-heartedness low spirits saturninity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer cheerfulness confidence contentment delight gladness happiness hopefulness joy joyfulness pleasure trust

STRONG

comfort

WEAK

animation brightness contentedness encouragement light sparkle sunniness vivaciousness

NOUN

melancholy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boredom despair desperation despondency ennui gloom grief sorrow wistfulness

STRONG

blahs blues bummer dejection dolor downer dumps funk gloominess letdown miserableness misery mournfulness pensiveness tedium unhappiness woe wretchedness

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dismals dolefuls down trip low spirits

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer confidence excitement happiness joy

STRONG

advantage benefit blessing boon gladness joyousness

NOUN

mournfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

anguish bitterness blues catatonia chagrin cheerlessness dejection depression desolation despair despondence despondency disconsolateness discouragement distress doldrums dolefulness dolor downheartedness dullness dumps dysphoria foreboding funk glumness grief heaviness horror malaise melancholy misery misgiving mope morbidity mourning oppression pensiveness pessimism sadness sorrow unhappiness vexation weariness woe

WEAK

blue devils blue funk dismals heavy-heartedness low spirits saturninity

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage benefit cheer cheerfulness comfort confidence contentment delight encouragement gladness happiness hopefulness joy joyfulness miracle pleasure trust

NOUN

sadness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguish grief heartache heartbreak hopelessness melancholy misery mourning poignancy sorrow

STRONG

blahs bleakness bummer cheerlessness dejection despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness distress dolefulness dolor downer dysphoria forlornness funk gloominess letdown listlessness moodiness mournfulness sorrowfulness tribulation woe

WEAK

blue devils blue funk broken heart dismals downcastness grieving heavy heart the blues the dumps

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheer delight happiness joy

STRONG

advantage benefit comfort

WEAK

gladness

Example Sentences

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“Maddie doesn’t listen to me,” she complains, then mopes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2021

Rather than drive back home, Drew mopes around the property.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2020

It seems cruel to send her off to live her final years with my in-laws because she gets sad and mopes when we’re not around.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2020

Foy’s favorite episode focuses on John and Jackie Kennedy visiting Buckingham Palace in 1961, contrasting the youth of the Kennedys with the royals’ middle-aged mopes, one couple embodying a new hope, the other a stagnation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2017

Dad has started going to work again, but Mom mopes around the house.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

mopes

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