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dashed

[dasht] / dæʃt /

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dejected adj.
discouraged adj.
done for adj.

ADJECTIVE

dejected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crestfallen despondent discouraged disheartened dispirited gloomy glum morose

STRONG

black clouded dampened down dragged drooping hurting low sagging

WEAK

abject all torn up atrabilious bleak broody bummed out cast down cheerless disconsolate dismal doleful down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted droopy heavy-hearted in the pits low-spirited melancholy miserable moody mopey mopish sad shot down spiritless woebegone wretched

Antonyms

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cheerful elated encouraged happy heartened inspirited

STRONG

above upright

WEAK

joyous

ADJECTIVE

discouraged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crestfallen depressed dismayed pessimistic

STRONG

beat blue daunted deterred dispirited down

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encouraged

STRONG

heartened

WEAK

inspired

ADJECTIVE

done for

Synonyms

WEAK

ausgespielt beaten broken conquered cooked dead defeated destroyed done in doomed dying eighty-sixed exhausted finished foiled had it kaput lost packed up ruined shot sunk through tired undone vanquished washed-up wrecked

Antonyms

WEAK

accomplished successful

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After having its hopes dashed for a more ambitious deal last year in Brazil, the European Union is setting its sights low for next month's COP31.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nearby, a shirtless jock dashed across a net made of ropes and grannies dangled from high bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The disappointment in September dashed those hopes, for now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hours before their playoff hopes were dashed, the 2025 Trojans had the ball and were as in it as they could be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

A shadow dashed across the night, and Seven jumped, clutching her mother’s arm.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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