Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Emotional States - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

Cheerful and happy both relate to ones mood being in high spirits.

Both jubliant and happy allow for the sentence to maintain it's meaning.

“Glum” is an adjective that means “looking or feeling dejected; morose,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “sad.” That means that “glad” cannot be the correct answer, because “glad” means “pleased; delighted,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “glum.” “Blue,” however, is an adjective that can mean “melancholy, sad, or depressed,” when referring to a person or mood and being used informally. So, because “blue” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “glum,” “blue” is the correct answer.

"Disappointed" means displeased.

"Fearful" means afraid or scared.

"Furious" is an adjective that means angry, so "angry" is the correct answer.

If you are "despondent," you are feeling sad and without hope, so the correct answer is “hopeless,” a word that means desperate, forlorn, or horrendous. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "hopeless": someone who is "wealthy" has lots of money; someone who is "forgetful" is not able to remember things well; and someone who is "knowledgeable" is very smart.

"Jealous" means wanting something that someone else has. "Jealous" is most similar in meaning to "envious," a word that means jealous, covetous, or desirous. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "jealous": "adequate" means good enough; "mild" means easy or not extreme; and "severe" means intense or extreme.

"Distracted" means not focused or inattentive. "Unfocused" is the correct answer becuase "unfocused" means not focused, as you may be able to figure out from the word's use of the negative prefix "un-," which means not. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "distracted": "reasonable" means sensible; "regular" means ordinary; "calm" means tranquil; and "focused" means paying close attention to something or someone. "Focused" is actually an opposite, or antonym, of "distracted."

"Alarmed" means frightened or scared, so "frightened" is the correct answer_._ As for the other answers choices, "miserable" means very sad, and "eloquent" means well-spoken.

Someone who is "jolly" is very happy and cheerful, so "cheerful," which means happy, is the correct answer. "Jolly" is an opposite of "miserable," which means very sad.

Someone who is "inconsiderate" is rude and not considerate of others' feelings, so "rude" is the correct answer. To help you, "composed" means calm, and "dynamic" means active.

If you feel "assured," you feel confident,so "confident" is the correct answer. To help you, "bare" means having no decoration or covering, "resistant" means not giving in to pressure, and "phenomenal" means really great.

"Livid" means very angry, so "angry" is the correct answer.

"Miserable" means very sad. To help you, "suspicious" means distrusting or wary.

"Gloomy" is the correct answer. "Dismal" means producing a sad feeling in onlookers, and "gloomy" means dark and producing a sad feeling in onlookers. For example, one might say, "The gloomy old house was falling apart because it had been abandoned."

"Vibrant" is defined as full of energy and enthusiasm, so "energetic" is the best answer choice!

"Eager" means having an impatient or enthusiastic desire or interest, so "enthusiastic", which means with energetic interest, is the best match. To be "accurate" is to be correct, "shallow" means without depth, "humble" means modest in spirit, and "recent" means having happened only a short time ago or current.

“Apprehensive” means worried, nervous or concerned. To provide further help, “stimulated” means made excited or emotional in some way; “somber” means sad and serious.

If you are “somber” you are sad, serious,or the opposite of cheerful, so "gloomy" is the correct synonym. To help you, “intrepid” means feeling no fear or very bold and brave; “disastrous” means causing great suffering or loss or very bad and unfortunate; and “joyful” means full of joy and happiness.