sulked

VERB

pout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brood mope

STRONG

frown gloom glower gripe grouse grump lower moon scowl

WEAK

be down in the mouth be in a huff be morose be out of sorts be silent look sullen take on

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment grin praise smile

WEAK

be happy

Example Sentences

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When I first graduated, I moved back in with my parents and sulked around because I was unemployed and without an internship lined up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Some 17-year-olds might have sulked at the prospect of swapping the glamour of the Premier League for games against Grimsby and Peterborough.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Early in 1779, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sulked back to Salzburg, Austria, having failed to land a permanent job abroad.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Bryant could have sulked on the sideline that night.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022

I sulked when Daddy insisted that I, his girl-child, be escorted almost everywhere I went.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry