Synonyms for disheartened
- adjective
Most common
discouraged dejected despondent dispirited down-hearted shattered
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Dispirited — discouraged, despairing
dispirited, despondent, dejected, discouraged, demoralized, downcast, sad, crestfallen, depressed, pessimistic, low-spirited, sorrowful, gloomy, joyless, down, moody, low, woebegone, spiritless, disconsolate, forlorn, heartsick
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Discouraged, despairing.
Example sentences
- discouraged The chill of coming winter discouraged our picnic.
- dejected He was left behind on Mars and is feeling dejected now.
- despondent Millions of Russians feel cheated and despondent.
- dispirited Failing by so narrow a margin left Tom feeling dispirited.
- shattered Yanni's rear window shattered into a million pieces.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disheartened | rising | |
| discouraged | steady | |
| dejected | rising | |
| despondent | rising | |
| dispirited | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1, sad1
- 4 letters
- down1
- 5 letters
- moody2
- 6 letters
- gloomy2
- 7 letters
- forlorn2, joyless
- 8 letters
- dejected3, downcast2
- 9 letters
- depressed2, shattered2, sorrowful3, heartsick, woebegone3
- 10 letters
- despondent3, dispirited4, spiritless
- 11 letters
- discouraged3, pessimistic4, demoralized4, crestfallen3
- 12 letters
- disconsolate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moody2 = 2 syllables).