mope | Definition of mope

Synonyms and Antonyms of mope

1 to move or act slowly

we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along

Synonyms of mope

crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag (also lallygag), poke, shilly-shally, tarry

Words Related to mope

fiddle (around), fool around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge

amble, ease, inch, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stagger, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)

filibuster, procrastinate, stall, temporize

Phrases Synonymous with mope

drag one's feet (also drag one's heels), drop behind, fall behind, hang fire, mark time, take one's time

Near Antonyms of mope

bowl, breeze, dart, hump, hurtle, hustle, scramble, stampede

gallop, jog, run, sprint, trot

accelerate, quicken, speed (up)

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

Antonyms of mope

barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, fly, hasten, hotfoot (it), hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scud, scurry, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, whiz (or whizz), zip

2 to silently go about in a bad mood

she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once

Synonyms of mope

grump, pout, sulk

Words Related to mope

brood, dwell (on), mull (over), muse (over), ponder

frown, glower, lower (also lour), scowl

carry on, take on