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in a funk

ADJECTIVE

crestfallen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dejected despondent discouraged dispirited

WEAK

ass in a sling blue cast down chapfallen depressed disconsolate disheartened down down in the dumps downcast downhearted inconsolable low sad singing the blues taken down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful encouraged happy heartened

WEAK

cheered elated excited hearted inspirited

ADJECTIVE

discouraged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crestfallen depressed dismayed pessimistic

STRONG

beat blue dashed daunted deterred dispirited down

WEAK

beat-down caved-in down in the mouth downbeat downcast glum gone to pieces in blue funk in the dumps lost momentum sad

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouraged

STRONG

heartened

WEAK

inspired

Example Sentences

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Now compare that with the retiree unfortunate enough to stop working in October 1968 and start spending down his or her nest egg when markets were also in a funk.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

Those trade-offs will likely contribute to the gloom of consumers, who are already in a funk.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Industries that created lots of jobs a few years ago, such as real estate and education, are in a funk after a property bubble popped and Beijing launched a regulatory crackdown on the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Architecture was in a funk, aimless and beaten down by the recession of the early and middle 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Penelope thought she had planned the day from top to bottom, but she had not planned that the children would be in a funk, and so, she realized, her plan must be altered.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

in a funk

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