Synonyms for downcast
- adjective
- verb
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Adjective
1. Dejected — of a person, feeling despondent or discouraged
dejected, dispirited, gloomy, depressed, despondent, melancholy, blue, disheartened, sad, disconsolate, sorrowful, crestfallen, down-hearted, down, low, low-spirited, unhappy, moody, grim, joyless, desolate, discouraged
Verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
- v. 1
To turn (the eyes) downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
Forms
- Past participle
- downcasted
e.g. downcasted → dejected…
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.
- dispirited Failing by so narrow a margin left Tom feeling dispirited.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| downcast | rising | |
| depressed | 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, blue1, grim1
- 5 letters
- moody2
- 6 letters
- gloomy2, deject2
- 7 letters
- unhappy3, joyless
- 8 letters
- desolate3, dejected3
- 9 letters
- depressed2, sorrowful3
- 10 letters
- melancholy4, despondent3, dispirited4
- 11 letters
- discouraged3, crestfallen3
- 12 letters
- disheartened3, disconsolate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (moody2 = 2 syllables).