Despondent Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-spŏndənt
Feeling or expressing despondency; dejected.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. depressed

Words Related to Despondent

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Despondent Sentence Examples

  • The children, feeling sad and despondent, were about to follow him when the Wizard touched Dorothy softly on her shoulder.

  • I'll give them a few months more before I start to get despondent.

  • Before you get too despondent, though, there's some good news.

  • In his law practice he had disappointed himself and his friends, and he became despondent as to his future.

  • I'm not despondent, not in any way.

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