cast down
- crestfallen adj.
- depressed adj.
- dejected adj.
- despondent adj.
- doleful adj.
- down adj.
- downcast adj.
- heavy-hearted adj.
- lowly adj.
- melancholic adj.
- spiritless adj.
- tristful adj.
- unwashed adj.
- debase v.
- defeat v.
- degrade v.
- demean v.
- depress v.
- disappoint v.
- discourage v.
- dishearten v.
- humble v.
- humiliate v.
- lower v.
- lower v.
- raze v.
- sadden v.
- sink v.
- sink v.
- submerse v.
Example Sentences
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If these questions give off a strong smell of the seminar room, do not be cast down: There is plenty of fun, and truly adorable stuff, to be consumed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
I brushed my teeth with my eyes cast down at the sink.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
"I see," Songmi says, her eyes cast down.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
Or, metaphorically, she says, “Caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
But what was new, Stella saw, was that everyone was staring boldly back at him, no eyes cast down.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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