You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
Source: tatoeba (2278)
Disappointed
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
Synonyms for "disappointed" (129 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
Noun(1 words)
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defeateddejecteddisabuseddisapprobatorydisapprovingdiscontenteddiscourageddisenchanteddisgruntleddishearteneddisheddisillusioneddispleaseddissatisfieddissentingdowncastdownheartedenlightenedenviousfailed
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Adjective(10 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (64)
grousinggrowlinggrumblingheartbrokenill done-byill-servedindignantlet downlowmalcontentmalcontentedmurmuringmutteringopposedopposingout of countenanceout of humorpeevishpetulantpoor
Show 34 more words
put straightquerulantquerulousrebelliousregretfulresentfulrestiverestlessrobbed of illusionsaddenedset rightsophisticatedsorely disappointedsouredsulkythwartedturned-offunacceptingunaccommodatingunappreciativeunapprovinguncharmeduncomplimentaryundeceivedundoneuneasyunfavorableunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhappyunsatisfiedunspelledwhiny
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: against, baffled, balked, beefing, bellyaching.
- Sentence evidence is available for disappointed, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "disappointed".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "disappointed"
Keep "disappointed" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "disappointed" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "disappointed", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "disappointed" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
11 entriesdisappointed audiencedisappointed customersdisappointed fansdisappointed investorsdisappointed outcomedisappointed participantsdisappointed researchersdisappointed resultsdisappointed stakeholdersdisappointed studentdisappointed turnout
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
107 translations across 79 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- teleurgesteld adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Ainu
1 entries- ヤイピラ adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Albanian
2 entries- deshpruar adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- i zhgënjyer adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Arabic
1 entries- خَائِب الأَمَل adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Armenian
1 entries- հիասթափված adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- məyus adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Basque
1 entries- etsite adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Belarusian
1 entries- расчарава́ны adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Bulgarian
1 entries- разочаро́ван adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Burmese
1 entries- စိတ်ပျက် adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Catalan
1 entries- decebut adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Cebuano
1 entries- nasagmuyo adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 失望 adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- 敗興 /败兴 adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Czech
2 entries- rozčarovaný adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- zklamaný adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Danish
2 entries- skuffede adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- skuffet adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Dutch
1 entries- teleurgesteld adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Esperanto
2 entries- elrevigita adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- seniluziigita adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Finnish
1 entries- pettynyt adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
French
1 entries- déçu adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Galician
1 entries- decepcionado adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Georgian
1 entries- იმედგაცრუებული adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
German
1 entries- enttäuscht adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Greek
1 entries- απογοητευμένος adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Gujarati
1 entries- નિરાશ adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Hausa
1 entries- masanan basu ji dadin adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Hebrew
1 entries- מאוכזב adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Hindi
1 entries- निराश adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Hungarian
1 entries- csalódott adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Icelandic
2 entries- vonbrigðum adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- vonsvikinn adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Igbo
1 entries- emechu ihu adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Indonesian
1 entries- kecewa adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Irish
2 entries- díomá a bheith ort adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- díomách adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Italian
1 entries- deluso adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Japanese
1 entries- 失望した adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Javanese
1 entries- kuciwa adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Kazakh
2 entries- көңілі қалған adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- разочаровался adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Khmer
1 entries- ខកចិត្ត adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Korean
1 entries- 실망하다 adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Lao
1 entries- ຜິດຫວັງ adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Latin
1 entries- dēstitūtus adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Latvian
2 entries- vīlies adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- vīlušies adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Lithuanian
2 entries- nusivylusi adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- nusivylęs adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- enttäuscht adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Macedonian
1 entries- разочаран adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Malagasy
1 entries- diso fanantenana adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Malay
1 entries- kecewa adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Malayalam
2 entries- നിരാശ adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- നിരാശരാണ് adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Maltese
1 entries- diżappuntat adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Marathi
1 entries- निराश adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Mongolian
1 entries- урам хугарсан adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Māori
3 entries- matekiri adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- ngere adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- pāpōuri adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Nepali
1 entries- निराश adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Norman
3 entries- d'sappointé adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- dêchu adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- dêmîns adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Norwegian
1 entries- skuffet adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- vonbroten adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- vonsviken adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- entstalt adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Polish
2 entries- rozczarowany adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- zawiedziony adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Portuguese
2 entries- decepcionado adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- desapontado adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Romanian
2 entries- decepționat adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- dezamăgit adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Russian
1 entries- разочаро́ванный adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- razočaran adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- разочаран adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Sinhalese
1 entries- බලාපොරොත්තු සුන් adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Slovak
1 entries- sklamaný adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Slovene
2 entries- razočaran adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- razočarani adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Spanish
1 entries- decepcionado adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Sundanese
2 entries- kucewa adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- kuciwa adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Swedish
1 entries- besviken adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Tagalog
1 entries- bigo adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Tamil
1 entries- ஏமாற்றம் adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Thai
2 entries- ผิดหวัง adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- สิ้นหวัง adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Turkish
1 entries- hayal kırıklığına uğramış adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Ukrainian
1 entries- розчаро́ваний adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Uzbek
1 entries- hafsalasi pir boʻldi adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thất vọng adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Welsh
1 entries- siomedig adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
West-Frisian
2 entries- teleurgesteld adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- teloarsteld adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Yiddish
4 entries- אַנטוישט adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- פֿאַרחושכט adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- פֿאַרטאַראַראַמט adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
- פֿאַרקלעמט adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Zulu
1 entries- badumazeke adj (defeated of hope or expectation)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
No, I'm not mad at you, I'm just disappointed.
Source: tatoeba (6128)
I was disappointed with your paper.
Source: tatoeba (17334)
I was disappointed at your absence.
Source: tatoeba (17697)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "disappointed"?
Closest matches include against, baffled, balked, beefing, bellyaching.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "disappointed"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.