as in somber
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
those morose job seekers who have grown accustomed to rejection
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Recent Examples of morose
Schnabel has already introduced his most florid gambit: flashbacks to Dante Alighieri, who is played by Isaac with a morose Shakespearean flourish.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
A lot of long-timers have been talking about the monsoon in the past tense, morose over the decline of an Arizona icon.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Part one of Wednesday season two left the show’s morose heroine on a massive cliffhanger — and the new trailer for the season’s second part offers only more questions about what is to come for the Addams daughter.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
As the ever-lovable father plays along with his daughter’s morose game, the film becomes both a love letter and a living eulogy, balancing gallows humor with profound tenderness.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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With so many comedy writers on the bill, the Broder tribute was no somber affair.—
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As is tradition, all the women were dressed in black ensembles to mark the somber occasion, which commemorates members of the military from Britain and the Commonwealth who have died in battle.—
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Her family later learned that on April 23, 2021 — the day Parker found his aunt in a bleak mood — Dee had an angry confrontation over financial issues with two employees of the trucking company.—
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Some of Tarr’s most memorable scenes feature landscapes, often bleak and despairing settings of decaying Hungarian towns, punctuated with close-ups of characters’ faces.—
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During high-stress situations, accepting negative emotions rather than avoiding them can reduce depressive symptoms.—
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During high-stress situations, accepting negative emotions rather than avoiding them can reduce depressive symptoms.—
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In the story, there is a lot of comedy that naturally arises from tragic moments, from dark, depressing moments.—
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This is par for the course, because conversations are confusing, even depressing.—
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The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks.—
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Namir Smallwood stars opposite Coon as Peter, a paranoid former soldier and mysterious drifter who meets her character Agnes, a lonely waitress.—
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Don't feel afraid to play with bold (but dark) colors and various materials.—
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Open my soul to the vast dark places.—
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More than five hours after the crash, there was a solemn procession off of Route 146 led by Massachusetts State Police, followed by the medical examiner and fellow police officers.—
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That this is a serious matter—not slight at all—does not oblige the author of a seriously funny book to be solemn.—
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Sátántangó’s desolate landscapes, dominated by mud, wind, and overcast skies, summoned a vision of earthly purgatory unrivaled in almost all of cinema.—
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Thanksgiving is desolate with freezing rain.—
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“Morose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morose. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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