Synonyms for deject
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Depress — make sad or dispirited
depress, dispirit, get down, cast down, chill, dash, dull, damp, discourage, unhappy, dismay, desolate, oppress, darken, demoralize UK US, demoralise UK, sadden, dishearten, ungladden, grieve, dampen, rue dated, moan dated
3. Throw down — to cast downward
Definitions
- v. 1
Make sad or dispirited.
- v. 2
To cast downward.
- v. 3
To debase or humble.
Related words
- Word family
- dejectable dejectly dejected dejection
Forms
- Past participle
- dejected
e.g. dejected → depressed, dispirited, chilled, dashed…
Example sentences
- chill The chill of coming winter discouraged our picnic.
- depress Rain doesn't depress people who like reading.
By length
- 3 letters
- rue1
- 4 letters
- dash1, dull1, damp1, moan1
- 5 letters
- chill1, abase
- 6 letters
- dismay2, grieve1, darken2, dampen2, sadden2
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, depress2, oppress2
- 8 letters
- desolate3, downcast2, dispirit
- 9 letters
- humiliate4, ungladden
- 10 letters
- discourage3, demoralize4, demoralise, dishearten
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dismay2 = 2 syllables).