Synonyms for despondent

Most common

dejected · dispirited · depressed · disheartened

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Adjective

Antonyms

hopeful, happy, sanguine

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Example sentences

• depressed Tom said Mary has been feeling depressed recently.
• dejected He was left behind on Mars and is feeling dejected now.
• disheartened He was not a man to be disheartened by a single failure.
• dispirited Failing by so narrow a margin left Tom feeling dispirited.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

sad¹

6 letters

gloomy², morose²

7 letters

unhappy³, forlorn²

8 letters

hopeless², dejected³, mournful², downcast²

9 letters

desperate², depressed², miserable⁴, sorrowful³, heartsick

10 letters

melancholy⁴, despairing³, dispirited⁴

11 letters

crestfallen³

12 letters

disheartened³, inconsolable, disconsolate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gloomy² = 2 syllables).