Antonyms for sulky
ˈsʌl kisulky

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1. sulkyadjective

   Synonyms:
   morose, sullen

2. sulkyadjective

   (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset

   the sulky child

   Synonyms:
   sullen, morose

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sulky

   The sullen and sulky are discontented and resentful in regard to that against which they are too proud to protest, or consider all protest vain; sullen denotes more of pride, sulky more of resentful obstinacy. The morose are bitterly dissatisfied with the world in general, and disposed to vent their ill nature upon others. The sullen and sulky are for the most part silent; the morose growl out bitter speeches. A surly person is in a state of latent anger, resenting approach as intrusion, and ready to take offense at anything; thus we speak of a surly dog. Sullen and sulky moods may be transitory; one who is morose or surly is commonly so by disposition or habit.

   Antonyms:
   amiable, benignant, bland, complaisant, friendly, genial, gentle, good-natured, indulgent, kind, loving, mild, pleasant, sympathetic, tender

   Synonyms:
   acrimonious, churlish, crabbed, crusty, dogged, gloomy, gruff, ill-humored, ill-natured, morose, severe, snappish, sour, splenetic, sullen, surly

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sulky

   Antonyms:
   genial, kindly

   Synonyms:
   sullen, gloomy, splenetic, churlish, ill-tempered, fretful, morose

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sulkyadjective

   a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse

   Antonyms:
   fast, good-natured, light

2. huffish, sulkyadjective

   sullen or moody

   Antonyms:
   light, good-natured, fast

   Synonyms:
   sluggish, glooming, huffish, gloomful, gloomy

3. sluggish, sulkyadjective

   moving slowly

   "a sluggish stream"

   Antonyms:
   light, good-natured, fast

   Synonyms:
   gloomful, huffish, dull, glooming, inert, soggy, gloomy, sluggish, torpid, slow

4. glooming, gloomy, gloomful, sulkyadjective

   depressingly dark

   "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic"

   Antonyms:
   good-natured, fast, light

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dreary, dispirited, downhearted, glooming, downcast, dingy, drear, grim, huffish, gloomful, depressed, dismal, blue, dark, sluggish, drab, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited, sorry, gloomy, disconsolate

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1. sulkyadjective

   Synonyms:
   sullen, morose, surly, moody

How to use sulky in a sentence?

1. Quentin Hart:

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