sullen

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

silently bad-tempered, gloomy, or resentful

In a sentence

Sullen in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing sullen in a sentence.

The boy sat in sullen silence throughout dinner.

Synonyms

morosesulkyglum

Antonyms

cheerfulamiable

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Sullen (adjective) means silently bad-tempered, gloomy, or resentful

Here is sullen used in an example sentence: "The boy sat in sullen silence throughout dinner."

Common synonyms for sullen include morose, sulky, glum.

Antonyms of sullen include cheerful, amiable.

Sullen is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.