Dour : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'dour': discover synonyms for the word dour, such as grim or morose.

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Example of words in the same lexical field as "dour": grim and morose.


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Synonyms for dour sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for dour Degree of synonymy of dour Frequency in the language
grim
   40017 4.78  
morose
   40016 0.35  
moody
   40016 2.25  
glum
   40015 1.02  
saturnine
   40015  
sullen
   40015 0.57  
ill-natured
   40014  
stubborn
   40013 10.86  
dogged
   40008 0.51  
pertinacious
   40007  
sour
   40006 5.82  
tenacious
   40004 0.49  
glowering
   39998 0.02  
unyielding
   39998 0.16  
forbidding
   39996 0.39  
dark
   39993 88.61  
unpleasant
   39990 6.10  
bulldog
   39797 4.55  
gloomy
   30019 2.41  
hard-grained
   20024  

Lexical field of "dour"

grim
morose
moody
glum
saturnine
sullen
ill-natured
stubborn
dogged
pertinacious
sour
tenacious
glowering
unyielding
forbidding
dark
unpleasant
bulldog
gloomy
hard-grained
stern
stiff
austere
hardsome
severe
asper
bitter
hard-favoured
brassy
hard-featured
asperous
grimful
grum
rough
surly
rugged
harsh
saturnian
shrewd
solemn
acrid
sterned
diresome
angular
stark
grave
harshish
steely-eyed
blue
hardlooking