Dejected

Synonyms for "dejected" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

badbeetle browedbeetle-browed black black-browed blue bowed-down broken broken-heartedcast downchapfallen crestfallen dark dashed depressed

Adjective(5 words)

bleak chapfallen crestfallen demoralized desolate

Verb(1 words)

bummed

Strong matches (32)

despairing despondent desponding disappointed disconsolate discouraged disheartened dispirited doleful dour downdown in the mouthdowncast downhearted droop drooping droopy dull dumpishfeeling low

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forlorn frowning gloomy glowering glum

Adjective(7 words)

despondent disappointed disheartened downcast downtrodden droopiest forlorn

Related words (52)

grim grum heartbroken heartless heartsick heavy hopeless hurt hypochondriac hypochondriacalin low spiritsin the depthsin the doldrumsin the dumpsjoyless languishing lowlow spiritedlow-spirited lowering

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melancholy miserable moodish moody mopey moping mopish morbid morose mouth mumpish pessimistic pining sad scowling sinking sorrowful spiritless subdued suicidal sulky sullen sunk surly unhappyweary of lifewoebegone woefulworld wearyworld-weary

Adjective(2 words)

hangdog unhappier

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries

appearanceemotional statemoodvisual state

More specific

4 entries

bleak crestfallen despondent forlorn

Collocations

6 entries

crestfallen lookdejected expressiondejected lookdejected mooddejected posturedespondent mood

Inflections

2 entries

more dejectedmost dejected

Derivations

2 entries

deject dejection

Antonyms

1 entries

elated

similar

22 entries

amort blue chapfallen chopfallen crestfallen deflated depressed dispirited distressed downdown in the mouthdowncast downhearted dysphoric gloomy glum

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Sample sentences

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The rejected feel dejected.

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The judge is dejected.

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Tom is dejected.

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Tom looks dejected.

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