hangdog Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- crestfallen
- despondent
- suicidal
- troubled
- distressed
- saddened
- low
- heavyhearted
- glum
- blue
- wretched
- woeful
- downhearted
- down
- worried
- melancholic
- inconsolable
- disconsolate
- disappointed
- heartsick
- forlorn
- hopeless
- uneasy
- dejected
- sorrowful
- brokenhearted
- droopy
- gloomy
- low-spirited
- doleful
- depressing
- down-in-the-mouth
- downcast
- discouraged
- heartsore
- joyless
Weak:
- rueful
- despairing
- dispirited
- cheerless
- disheartened
- dolorous
- agonized
- saturnine
- lachrymose
- sunk
- comfortless
- unquiet
- sombre
- sullen
- desolate
- aggrieved
- cast-down
- dark
- funereal
- regretful
- plaintive
- elegiac
- wailing
- gray
- morose
- somber
- weeping
- grey
- morbid
- lugubrious
- bleak
- dismal
- tearful
- anguished
- darkening
- grieving
- drear
- black
- dreary
Strongest:
- rapturous
- cheerful
- ecstatic
- jolly
- happy
- jocose
- blithe
- exuberant
- delighted
- joyful
- optimistic
- glad
- jolly
- exultant
- rapturous
- joyous
- blithe
- optimistic
- mirthful
- jovial
- gleeful
- jovial
- buoyed
- joyful
- glad
- joyous
- chipper
- rhapsodic
- enraptured
- chipper
- mirthful
- jubilant
- exuberant
- jubilant
- cheery
- buoyant
- gleeful
- cheery
- upbeat
- euphoric
- jocular
- buoyed
- delighted
- enraptured
- euphoric
- sunny
- rhapsodic
- blissful
- merry
- cheerful
- happy
- sunny
- jocular
- ecstatic
- buoyant
- blissful
- jocose
- exultant
- merry
- upbeat
Strong:
- perky
- entranced
- jaunty
- sprightly
- rhapsodical
- lively
- laughing
- rosy
- smiling
- energetic
- gladdened
- excited
- vital
- animated
- exhilarated
- encouraged
- overjoyed
- spirited
- elated
- content
- spirited
- lightsome
- frisky
- gladsome
- content
- elated
- frisky
- vital
- excited
- smiling
- rhapsodical
- perky
- jocund
- rosy
- blithesome
- encouraged
- vivacious
- jocund
- lightsome
- sanguine
- gladdened
- vivacious
- exhilarated
- laughing
- sanguine
- overjoyed
- hopeful
- entranced
- bouncing
- hopeful
- jaunty
- energetic
- lively
- animated
- blithesome
- bouncing
- sprightly
- gladsome
Weak:
- zippy
- lighthearted
- pleased
- easygoing
- satisfied
- gratified
- peppy
- cavalier
- cavalier
- thrilled
- springy
- grinning
- pleased
- easygoing
- insouciant
- beaming
- unconcerned
- heartened
- careless
- carefree
- insouciant
- heartened
- grinning
- satisfied
- peppy
- boon
- lighthearted
- unconcerned
- zippy
- beaming
- springy
- boon
- thrilled
- carefree
- careless
- gratified
hangdog Meaning
hangdog (s)
showing a sense of guilt
frightened into submission or compliance
hangdog (n.)
A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
hangdog (a.)
Low; sneaking; ashamed.
hangdog Sentence Examples
- The students wore hangdog expressions after failing the surprise test.
- The dog's hangdog look softened her heart, and she couldn't resist giving it a treat.
- The politician's hangdog demeanor conveyed his remorse over the scandal.
- The employee's hangdog expression hinted at a reprimand he had received.
- The injured athlete's hangdog shoulders sagged as he limped off the field.
- The homeless man's hangdog face reflected the weight of his despair.
- The defeated candidate's hangdog posture symbolized his shattered dreams.
- The accused thief's hangdog eyes conveyed a sense of guilt and shame.
- The hangdog look of the scolded child hinted at his deep regret.
- The hangdog appearance of the aging actor betrayed the weight of his many years in the spotlight.
FAQs About the word hangdog
showing a sense of guilt, frightened into submission or complianceA base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird., Low; sneaking; ashamed.
woebegone, heartbroken, bad, melancholy, depressed, upset, miserable, mournful, sorry, unhappy
rapturous, cheerful, ecstatic, jolly, happy, jocose, blithe, exuberant, delighted, joyful
The students wore hangdog expressions after failing the surprise test.
The dog's hangdog look softened her heart, and she couldn't resist giving it a treat.
The politician's hangdog demeanor conveyed his remorse over the scandal.
The employee's hangdog expression hinted at a reprimand he had received.
