dejected
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dejected
Synonyms
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
Antonyms
blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
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Therefore, reinforcements are imperative if the Gunners are expected to put an end to the abundance of negativity that currently exudes from its dejected fanbase. — SI.com, "Kieran Tierney: 5 Reasons Why Arsenal Should Up Their Bid & Bring the Scot to North London," 23 June 2019 Video of a dejected Faith Fennidy leaving the school in tears this week sparked anger online and charges that the school's policy forbidding extensions discriminated against black students. — Fox News, "6th-grader might return to school after flap over hairstyle," 24 Aug. 2018 So manager Bruce Bochy's dejected, depleted lineup moped onto the diamond at Coors Field on Monday, scored 12 runs by the third inning and steamrolled the Rockies 19-2 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants embarrass Rockies at Coors — eight RBIs for Brandon Crawford in 19-2 rout," 15 July 2019 Instead, a dejected baseball team sat in the clubhouse, quiet, as various players answered questions about the game. — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville baseball moves past Vanderbilt loss, looks to bring energy against Auburn," 17 June 2019 The final score glowed on the scoreboard, as dejected Legion players, some of them bloodied, lay on the grass, spent. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Legion fall shy of Major League Rugby championship," 17 June 2019 Durant was famously recruited by the Warriors at the Hamptons three years ago, but the first step in that process came when a dejected Green called Durant from the Coliseum parking lot after Golden State’s Game 7 loss to the Cavaliers. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "Is Draymond Green recruiting Kevin Durant to stay with Warriors?," 17 June 2019 Both sat, exhausted and dejected, by their suitcases. — David Margolick, The New Yorker, "The Campaign Volunteer Whose Brilliance Haunted Robert F. Kennedy," 7 June 2019 The dejected Humboldt team trudged off the ice after one of the great games in recent league annals. — Peter King, SI.com, "Everything to Know About the 2018 NFL Draft Crop, According to Gil Brandt," 8 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dejected.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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