Downcast

//ˈdaʊnkɑːst//

Synonyms for "downcast" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Verb(2 words)
cast downdeject
Adjective(2 words)
bluedepressed

Strong matches (50)

Noun(1 words)
downthrow

Related words (84)

Adjective(2 words)
lowlow-spirited

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Translations

60 translations across 22 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • κατηφής adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Bulgarian

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  • отчаян adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • сведен adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)

Catalan

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  • abatut adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • aixafat adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • alacaigut adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • moix adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Dutch

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  • moedeloos adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • neergeslagen adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Esperanto

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  • rigardantaj malsupren adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)

Finnish

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  • alakuloinen adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • alas luotu adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)
  • alas syösty adj (of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground)
  • alaspäin menevä adj (of a thing: directed downwards)

French

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  • abattu adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • affaibli adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

German

4 entries
  • entmutigt adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • geknickt adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • niedergeschlagen adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)
  • niedergeschlagen adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Icelandic

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  • gneypur adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Italian

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  • abbattuto adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Latin

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  • dēiectus adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Latvian

2 entries
  • lejup adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)
  • zemup adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)

Macedonian

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  • о́чаен adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • со́борен adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)
  • спу́штен adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)

Māori

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  • hākerekere adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • tapou adj (of the eyes, etc.: looking downwards)
  • tapou adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • tūreikura adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Norwegian

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  • nedtrykt adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Romagnol

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  • abatù adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Russian

4 entries
  • опустить глаза verb (to turn (the eyes) downwards)
  • опустить очи долу verb (to turn (the eyes) downwards)
  • потупить взгляд verb (to turn (the eyes) downwards)
  • потупить взор verb (to turn (the eyes) downwards)

Sanskrit

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  • खिन्न adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • brònach adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Spanish

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  • abatido adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • alicaído adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • cabizbajo adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Ukrainian

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  • пригні́чений adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Welsh

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  • digalon adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • pendrist adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • pendrwm adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)
  • penisel adj (of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged — see also despondent, discouraged)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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She went out of the room with downcast eyes.

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Tamara seemed like a soul in despair since she was always lonely, downcast, and melancholic.

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Tom looks downcast.

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I saw him skulking downcast in the bathroom.

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