Synonyms & related words for saturnine

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of saturnine — including morose, glum, dour, dark, somber, gloomy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to saturnine

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Synonyms for saturnine

Common synonyms for saturnine include morose, glum, dour, dark, somber, gloomy, sombrous, drear — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does saturnine come from?

The word saturnine breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root saturn-, from Latin saturnus (“Saturn (god/planet)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.