They seemed really despondent to find that their project didn't boost profits like they thought it would.
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Despondent
Synonyms for "despondent" (88 found)
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Closest matches (18)
affording no hopeapatheticbleakbluebowed-downcast downcheerlesscomfortlessdasheddejecteddepresseddesolatedespairing
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (26)
Adjective(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (44)
grimheartbrokenheartlessheavyhopelesshypochondriachypochondriacalin despairin low spiritsin the depthsin the doldrumsin the dumpsjoylesslanguishinglowlow spiritedlow-spiritedmelancholymiserablemoody
Adjective(3 words)
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6 entriesdespondent demeanordespondent expressiondespondent mooddespondent outlookdespondent statedespondent student
Inflections
2 entriesmore despondentmost despondent
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1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom is despondent.
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Tom was despondent.
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Tom is likely to still be despondent.
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