Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disappointed |
| Synonyms: | ass in a sling, blue, cast down, chapfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, down, down in the dumps, downcast, downhearted, in a funk, inconsolable, low, sad, singing the blues, taken down |
| Antonyms: | cheered, elated, encouraged, excited, happy, hearted, inspirited |
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sorry |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, down, downcast, downhearted, guilty, low, regretful, remorseful, sad, upset, woebegone |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Main Entry: | brokenhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | devastated |
| Synonyms: | crestfallen, crushed, desolate, despairing, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, grief-stricken, grieved, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, inconsolable, miserable, mournful, prostrated, sorrowful, wretched |
| Antonyms: | happy, lighthearted, pleased |
| Main Entry: | dejected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, blue |
| Synonyms: | abject, all torn up, atrabilious, black, bleak, broody, bummed out, cast down, cheerless, clouded, crestfallen, dampened, dashed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dismal, dispirited, doleful, down, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dragged, drooping, droopy, gloomy, glum, heavyhearted, hurting, in the pits, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, moody, mopey, mopish, morose, sad, sagging, shot down, spiritless, woebegone, wretched |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, encouraged, happy, joyous |
| Main Entry: | depressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discouraged |
| Synonyms: | bad, bleeding, blue*, bummed out, cast-down, crestfallen, crummy, dejected, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dispirited, down, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dragged, fed up*, glum, grim, hurting, in a blue funk, in pain, in the dumps, in the pits, in the toilet, let down, low, low-down, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy, moody, morose, on a downer, pessimistic, ripped, sad, sob story, spiritless, taken down, torn up, unhappy, weeping, woebegone |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, comforted, encouraged, happy, satisfied, unburdened |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disappointed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | let down, saddened |
| Synonyms: | aghast, balked, beaten, chapfallen, complaining, crestfallen, defeated, depressed, despondent, disconcerted, discontented, discouraged, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, dissatisfied, distressed, down, down in the dumps, downcast, downhearted, foiled, frustrated, hopeless, objecting, shot down, taken down, thwarted, unhappy, unsatisfied, upset, vanquished, worsted |
| Antonyms: | delighted, excited, happy, pleased, satisfied |
| Main Entry: | disconsolate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, unhappy |
| Synonyms: | bad, black, blue, cheerless, cold, comfortless, crestfallen, crushed, dark, dejected, desolate, despairing, destroyed, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn, gloomy, grief-stricken, heartbroken, hopeless, hurting, in pain, in the pits, inconsolable, low, melancholy, miserable, ripped, sad, somber, sorrowful, torn-up, woebegone, woeful, wretched |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, consoled, happy, solaced, soothed |
| Main Entry: | discouraged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disheartened |
| Synonyms: | beat, beat-down, blue, caved-in, come-apart, crestfallen, dashed, daunted, depressed, deterred, dismayed, dispirited, down, down-in-mouth, downbeat, downcast, glum*, gone to pieces, in a funk, in blue funk, in the dumps, lost momentum, pessimistic, sad |
| Antonyms: | encouraged, heartened, inspired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dejected, sad |
| Synonyms: | blue*, bummed-out, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, dragged, funky*, gloomy, glum, in the doldrums, low, melancholy, morose, shot-down, spiritless, woebegone |
| Antonyms: | encouraged, enthused, happy, heartened, inspirited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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