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downcast

[doun-kast, -kahst] / ˈdaʊnˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /
ADJECTIVE
depressed, unhappy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
discouraged forlorn
STRONG
bad blue brooding down low moody
WEAK
bummed out cast down chapfallen cheerless crestfallen daunted dejected despondent disappointed disconsolate disheartened dismayed dispirited distressed doleful down in the dumps down-in-the-mouth downhearted dragged droopy dull gloomy glum heartsick in pain listless low-spirited miserable mopey morose oppressed sad shot down singing the blues sunk troubled weighed down woebegone
Antonyms
STRONG
above cheerful decent gay happy honest upright
WEAK
elated glad heartened satisfied

Example Sentences

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Spurs interim manager Igor Tudor looks downcast during the home defeat by Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The downcast mood in crypto likely hasn’t helped.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

When she started releasing mixtapes a few years later, she specialized in downcast R&B, singing conversationally over rap beats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The next day he was quiet and downcast.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Humility was a hard virtue for me to learn, for I did not like to be always meek, with downcast eyes.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.