Synonyms for dispirited
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Dejected
dejected, depressed, downcast, despondent, disheartened, gloomy, low-spirited, listless, disconsolate, forlorn, low, unhappy, melancholy, blue, sad, down-hearted, dull, discouraged, heartsick, down, mopey, sorrowful
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
So dispirited were the troops after the loss of their beloved commander that they moped about and could barely be bothered to eat let alone load their guns.
Related words
- Other spellings
- disspirited
Example sentences
- depressed Tom said Mary has been feeling depressed recently.
- dejected He was left behind on Mars and is feeling dejected now.
- despondent Millions of Russians feel cheated and despondent.
- downcast She went out of the room with downcast eyes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dispirited | rising | |
| depressed | steady | |
| dejected | rising | |
| despondent | rising | |
| downcast | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1, sad1
- 4 letters
- down1, blue1, dull1
- 5 letters
- mopey
- 6 letters
- gloomy2
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, forlorn2
- 8 letters
- dejected3, listless2, downcast2
- 9 letters
- depressed2, sorrowful3, heartsick
- 10 letters
- melancholy4, despondent3, despirited
- 11 letters
- discouraged3
- 12 letters
- disheartened3, disconsolate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gloomy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- découragé
- Italiano
- scoraggiato