Dejected synonyms

dĭ-jĕk'tĭd

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happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
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gloomy
Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
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spiritless
Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
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depressed
Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection.
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wretched
Deeply distressed or unhappy; miserable; unfortunate
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cheerful (antonym)
Willing; ready
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joyous (antonym)
The definition of joyous is feelings of great happiness or delight.
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woebegone
Filled with or deeply affected by woe.
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encouraged (antonym)
depressed, blue
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dispirited
Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected.
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blue
Pale, without redness or glare; said of a flame.
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chapfallen
Disheartened, depressed, or humiliated
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dampened
In low spirits
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despondent
The definition of despondent is having the feeling of losing courage or hope.
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disconsolate
So unhappy that nothing will comfort; inconsolable; dejected
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dismal
Characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit:
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down
Reduced; diminished:
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glum
The definition of glum is being or looking gloomy or sad.
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humbled
Feeling the positive effects of humility.
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hurting
In low spirits
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inconsolable
That cannot be consoled; disconsolate; brokenhearted
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low
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
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sad
Dark or dull in color; drab
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saddened
In low spirits
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somber
Dark, lacking color or brightness.
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sorrowful
Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous.
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unhappy
Not suitable or apt; ill-chosen
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desolate
Desolate is defined as someone or something which is unhappy or bleak.
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downcast
(Of a person) Feeling despondent.
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dull
Cloudy or overcast:
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dysphoric
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria
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heavy-hearted
(Idiomatic) Sad, melancholy.
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melancholic
Of or relating to melancholia.
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tristful
Sorrowful; gloomy.
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wistful
Expressing sadness or yearning:
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down at (or in) the mouth
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demoralized
To debase the morals of; corrupt.
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dismayed
To upset or distress:
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oppressed
To oppress is to have something worry you or weigh you down.
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deject (related)
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listless (related)
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sullen (related)
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forlorn (related)
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bedraggled (related)
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sulky (related)
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dishevelled (related)
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cast down
Being in low spirits; depressed.
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crestfallen
The definition of crestfallen is being very disappointed or depressed.
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melancholy
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
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elated (antonym)
The definition of elated is being extremely happy.
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Dejected Sentence Examples

  • "Apparently I was wrong," he said in a dejected tone.

  • The despairing, dejected expression of Natasha's face caught his eye.

  • Connor responded with a dejected, "Hi."

  • Kutuzov, dejected and frowning, sat on a bench by the bridge toying with his whip in the sand when a caleche dashed up noisily.

  • I put the phone down and felt quite dejected.

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