hangdog
adjective
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hangdog
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hangdog
Synonyms: Adjective
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
Antonyms: Adjective
blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
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Examples of hangdog in a Sentence
Adjective
He came home with a hangdog expression on his face. “Why do you look so hangdog today?” she askedRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Crudup shifts from giving a rote performance to channeling the kind of hangdog empathy that’s powered some of his recent great performances (such as in 20th Century Women and Jackie). — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette Is a Gripping Mess," 16 Aug. 2019 Kendall spends the first five episodes being more low-energy than a post-divorce Ross Geller, as hangdog as Droopy. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Succession Is Better Than Ever," 11 Aug. 2019 Jolles, who played the hangdog office worker George on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, makes Shep an excitable doofus. — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Blowing Up Right Now': Film Review," 16 June 2019 Nobody knew, least of all Florentino Perez, whose baggy face was more hangdog than ever on Thursday. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Real Madrid Ushered Into Sudden Chaos After Zidane's Resignation," 31 May 2018 But who is the balding man with the hangdog expression, who now appears to be the most influential North Korean outside the Kim clan? — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, "Who Is Kim Yong Chol? Meet Kim Jong Un's Ever-Present Right-Hand Man," 28 May 2018 Rhys has an incredible variety of hangdog expressions. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, "Is The Americans a Good Show, or a Great One? The Next 2 Weeks Will Settle the Question," 18 May 2018 Mueller — the 73-year-old former FBI director with a hangdog visage and rigid bearing — looms over the investigation but is an intermittent presence in the windowless room in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse. — chicagotribune.com, "'Buckle up': As Mueller probe enters second year, Trump and allies go on war footing," 14 May 2018 His normally hangdog expression would suddenly disappear behind a huge toothy grin. — David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, "Shandling a little less elusive, but even greater genius in Apatow documentary," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hangdog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hangdog
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