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What is the opposite of
gay
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Adjective
Opposite of having a happy or cheerful disposition
Opposite of carefree or unconcerned in manner or disposition
Opposite of having a festive or merry atmosphere
Opposite of characterized by great energy or spirit
Opposite of tending to lift one's mood or spirit
Opposite of brightly or vividly adorned, decorated or colored
Opposite of homosexual in nature or character
Opposite of cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general
Opposite of a mood associated with celebration or festivities
Opposite of stylish, modern or appealing in appearance
Noun
Opposite of a man who is attracted to another person of the same gender
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Adjective
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Opposite of having a happy or cheerful disposition
sullen
dour
glum
low-spirited
morose
saturnine
sulky
grave
grim
melancholy
miserable
sad
sedate
serious
sober
solemn
somber
US
sombre
UK
unhappy
depressed
discouraged
plain
upset
down in the dumps
dejected
downcast
despondent
disconsolate
down
gloomy
downhearted
forlorn
crestfallen
blue
sorrowful
mournful
surly
low
pouty
doleful
moody
woebegone
melancholic
mopey
dispirited
grumpy
pouting
heartbroken
glowering
saddened
cross
joyless
inconsolable
woeful
petulant
wretched
moping
crabby
heartsick
disheartened
sour
huffy
irritable
heavyhearted
brokenhearted
mopish
dismal
scowling
sorry
sourpussed
sulking
brooding
heartsore
resentful
desolate
hangdog
unsociable
dolorous
droopy
angry
frowning
churlish
bad
stroppy
gruff
querulous
piqued
tearful
fractious
disgruntled
enervated
oppressed
vexed
grouchy
peeved
aloof
perverse
mumpish
chippy
dark
flat
mardy
ill-tempered
cast down
heavy-hearted
ill-humored
US
ill-humoured
UK
down in the mouth
broken-hearted
fed up
put out
down-hearted
chap-fallen
brassed off
out of humour
out of sorts
in a bad mood
in the sulks
weighed down
having a fit of the sulks
cheesed off
low in spirits
cheerless
dull
apathetic
lethargic
depressing
dreary
lifeless
bleak
grey
UK
gray
US
earnest
inactive
troubled
lugubrious
humorless
US
humourless
UK
unpleasant
hopeless
sobersided
serious-minded
unenthusiastic
unfunny
quiet
staid
disappointed
pensive
unamusing
boring
unsatisfied
unpleased
pessimistic
displeased
tragic
heavy
dissatisfied
listless
despairing
spiritless
depressive
introverted
unfriendly
teary
distressed
hurt
anguished
subdued
heartbreaking
pathetic
discouraging
calm
drab
worried
tiring
unhumorous
withdrawn
grieved
wistful
demoralized
US
morbid
disheartening
cloudy
uninviting
regretful
aggrieved
comfortless
disagreeable
languorous
weepy
broken
bitter
emotional
tristful
sick at heart
in the dumps
triste
grief-stricken
dysphoric
languid
demoralised
UK
in tears
unsocial
insociable
nongregarious
reclusive
antisocial
blah
mean
unhysterical
uncomic
lame
pitiful
mirthless
shameful
disinterested
uncooperative
austere
unwelcoming
ornery
obstinate
vexing
drearisome
fretful
contained
sorrowing
pitiable
anxious
bad-tempered
draggy
impersonal
oppressive
lousy
funereal
undecorated
tired
rotten
breathless
unventilated
stuffy
unsmiling
lacking
needing
insufficient
wanting
unexcited
lazy
peaceful
difficult
distressing
tormented
tortured
upsetting
hurting
dispiriting
lachrymose
demoralizing
US
distressful
afflicted
suffering
ruthful
agonized
US
wounded
dejecting
heartrending
painful
unresponsive
passive
agonised
UK
disenchanting
saddening
submissive
restrained
weighted
impassive
cowed
in doldrums
down in dumps
bereaved
down in mouth
in grief
hapless
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
remote
conservative
unemotional
bowed down
harrowing
unwelcome
disappointing
unconcerned
passionless
understated
heartfelt
sincere
languished
dreich
straight
unwitty
tempered
dispassionate
heart-rending
black
controlled
phlegmatic
mellow
detached
stiff
having blue devils
singing the blues
having the blahs
chastened
repressed
demoralising
UK
undemonstrative
indifferent
downbeat
deadpan
unmoved
muted
stupid
tedious
tiresome
emotionless
sobering
worrying
strenuous
stern
witless
uninteresting
low-keyed
low-key
toned-down
no-nonsense
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Opposite of carefree or unconcerned in manner or disposition
careworn
anxious
worried
unhappy
melancholy
sad
upset
troubled
morose
serious
gloomy
discontented
disconsolate
distressed
cheerless
dissatisfied
miserable
depressed
melancholic
down
disappointed
sorrowful
disturbed
negative
glum
dejected
plaintive
pained
disgruntled
anguished
dark
mournful
woebegone
malcontented
heartbroken
heartsick
discontent
woeful
dolorous
abject
unsatisfied
wretched
desolate
aggrieved
distraught
depressive
downhearted
despondent
lachrymose
brokenhearted
doleful
displeased
malcontent
unpleased
grieved
sorry
forlorn
grave
inconsolable
saddened
downcast
joyless
disaffected
low
moody
black
sombre
UK
chapfallen
blue
pessimistic
grief-stricken
griefstricken
dispiriting
atrabilious
somber
US
crestfallen
frowning
mirthless
bereaved
full of sorrow
disheartening
blubbering
funereal
in low spirits
feeling down
heavyhearted
distant
mourning
down in the dumps
blubbery
bummed-out
in mourning
down in dumps
moping
lugubrious
very upset
discouraging
heart-wrenching
grieving
low-spirited
bawling
emotional
dreary
distressing
down in the mouth
off
heavy-hearted
bummed out
mopey
distrait
tear-jerking
heartbreaking
forsaken
not happy
languishing
not fine
sobbing
long-faced
saturnine
unconsolable
shattered
distressful
teary
emo
lamentable
heartrending
bummed
not the best
wailing
depressing
mopish
in tears
tearful
heart-rending
triste
in sorrow
tristful
sorrowing
discombobulated
misty
in grief
in the dumps
in the doldrums
in the pits
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Opposite of having a festive or merry atmosphere
dull
miserable
gloomy
morose
doleful
grave
lugubrious
saturnine
gaunt
serious
solemn
upset
unhappy
unfunny
unamusing
sad
depressed
troubled
worried
down in the dumps
Adjective
▲
Opposite of characterized by great energy or spirit
dead
inactive
inanimate
lackadaisical
languid
languishing
languorous
leaden
lifeless
limp
listless
spiritless
vapid
indifferent
apathetic
lazy
lethargic
sluggish
unconcerned
dull
careless
boring
insipid
casual
flat
slothful
torpid
indolent
uninteresting
slow
passive
enervated
insouciant
tedious
bland
lax
sleepy
uninspiring
colourless
UK
inert
heavy
tame
disinterested
unexciting
dopey
inattentive
uninspired
tired
idle
stale
tiresome
unimaginative
impassive
weak
feeble
uncaring
jejune
offhand
comatose
slapdash
snoozy
trite
sterile
lukewarm
weary
unhurried
insensate
leisurely
colorless
US
relaxed
insentient
anemic
US
anaemic
UK
pococurante
bloodless
senseless
shiftless
unenthusiastic
insensible
watery
vacuous
uninterested
passionless
cold
incurious
inorganic
phlegmatic
zestless
pallid
dreamy
motionless
supine
defunct
tasteless
easygoing
nothing
energyless
moony
azoic
fainéant
inane
flavourless
UK
Laodicean
exanimate
blah
nonliving
flavorless
US
abstracted
easy
unpalatable
soulless
innocuous
vacant
lymphatic
halfhearted
unfeeling
aimless
nowhere
sleepyhead
nebbish
zero
abiotic
faineant
drivelling
UK
driveling
US
daydreaming
inoperative
wimpy
flagging
nonanimal
nonvegetable
non-organic
without life
slap-happy
laid back
easy going
depressed
unenergetic
melancholy
serious
doddering
sedentary
dispirited
unhappy
drowsy
lackluster
US
sedate
immobile
somnolent
lacklustre
UK
sombre
UK
down
somber
US
sad
gloomy
half-hearted
droopy
sullen
exhausted
solemn
otiose
staid
dignified
modest
moral
upright
clean
despondent
cloudy
vigourless
dreary
slow-moving
low-spirited
dozy
still
quiet
discouraged
stationary
static
fixed
shy
conservative
unfancy
simple
jaded
monotonous
lacking in energy
slack
dormant
effete
bored
dry
dim
commonplace
absent
slumbrous
slumberous
slumbersome
pensive
stolid
wooden
demure
stodgy
vanilla
unexcited
undistinguished
laid-back
muted
prosaic
mundane
unlively
humdrum
out of it
lacking energy
characterless
wearisome
drab
draggy
low-key
ho-hum
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Opposite of tending to lift one's mood or spirit
cheerless
bleak
depressing
dreary
gray
US
grey
UK
miserable
desolate
sombre
UK
grim
dull
somber
US
comfortless
solemn
drab
funereal
woeful
forlorn
austere
unhappy
morose
drearisome
uninviting
joyless
sorrowful
spiritless
dejected
wretched
woebegone
unwelcoming
doleful
glum
sullen
depressive
dispiriting
abject
dim
bare
dingy
morbid
mournful
dour
cold
depressed
despondent
disconsolate
dire
sad
stark
melancholy
disheartening
dolorous
godforsaken
melancholic
drear
inhospitable
oppressive
tenebrific
clinical
rueful
distressed
crestfallen
bland
black
impersonal
pathetic
sorry
institutional
piteous
tearful
afflicted
teary
saddening
heartbreaking
heartrending
mourning
cast down
down-and-out
Adjective
▲
Opposite of brightly or vividly adorned, decorated or colored
conservative
calm
modest
quiet
dull
unflamboyant
unflashy
understated
tasteful
plain
restrained
moderate
drab
subtle
refined
elegant
colourless
UK
colorless
US
normal
sophisticated
simple
sedate
Adjective
▲
Opposite of homosexual in nature or character
straight
heterosexual
het
Adjective
▲
Opposite of cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general
anxious
concerned
careworn
agitated
avid
curious
distressed
eager
interested
involved
perturbed
uneasy
worried
caring
feeling
nervous
sympathetic
unnerved
thoughtful
Adjective
▲
Opposite of a mood associated with celebration or festivities
foul
awful
bad
filthy
“He was in a
foul
mood and refused to spend the entire weekend at his in-law's house.”
Adjective
▲
Opposite of stylish, modern or appealing in appearance
dowdy
drab
duff
inelegant
lame
naff
old-fashioned
plain
rubbishy
scruffy
sloppy
unfashionable
unstylish
Noun
▲
Opposite of a man who is attracted to another person of the same gender
heterosexual
straight
het
hetro
nongay
hetero
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