dejected (Meaning)
dejected (a)
affected or marked by low spirits
dejected (imp. & p. p.)
of Deject
dejected (a.)
Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dejected
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- joyous
- optimistic
- exultant
- mirthful
- delighted
- sunny
- hopeful
- buoyant
- delighted
- merry
- gleeful
- jolly
- excited
- chipper
- glad
- blissful
- euphoric
- cheery
- ecstatic
- euphoric
- jubilant
- cheerful
- glad
- buoyant
- hopeful
- mirthful
- rapturous
- jolly
- happy
- rapturous
- jovial
- joyous
- cheery
- blissful
- ecstatic
- buoyed
- merry
- exuberant
- cheerful
- upbeat
- gleeful
- buoyed
- enraptured
- joyful
- exultant
- chipper
- happy
- jovial
- rhapsodic
- exuberant
- enraptured
- jubilant
- joyful
- upbeat
- rhapsodic
- optimistic
- sunny
- excited
Synonyms:
- crestfallen
- downcast
- despondent
- droopy
- blue
- woeful
- downhearted
- down
- low-spirited
- joyless
- troubled
- discouraged
- heartsick
- suicidal
- doleful
- melancholic
- mournful
- uneasy
- sorrowful
- disconsolate
- hopeless
- brokenhearted
- forlorn
- woebegone
- glum
- wretched
- depressing
- inconsolable
- heavyhearted
- hangdog
- gloomy
- disappointed
- distressed
- saddened
Antonyms:
- blithesome
- spirited
- perky
- animated
- vital
- pleased
- encouraged
- lightsome
- blithe
- elated
- laughing
- satisfied
- jocund
- gladsome
- entranced
- sanguine
- lively
- vivacious
- energetic
- rosy
- content
- rhapsodical
- pleased
- encouraged
- animated
- gladdened
- blithesome
- gladsome
- energetic
- frisky
- smiling
- laughing
- jocose
- jocose
- satisfied
- gladdened
- exhilarated
- jocular
- overjoyed
- overjoyed
- vital
- smiling
- lightsome
- jocular
- perky
- rosy
- frisky
- vivacious
- lively
- entranced
- jocund
- sanguine
- elated
- spirited
- rhapsodical
- content
- blithe
- exhilarated
Synonyms:
- regretful
- grey
- sullen
- morose
- despairing
- grieving
- dismal
- down in the mouth
- wailing
- bleak
- rueful
- heartsore
- agonized
- lugubrious
- aggrieved
- low
- cast down
- sombre
- plaintive
- anguished
- desolate
- unquiet
- tearful
- comfortless
- sunk
- dispirited
- disheartened
- somber
- lachrymose
- dreary
- weeping
- funereal
- gray
- drear
- cheerless
- black
- saturnine
- dark
- morbid
- dolorous
- elegiac
Antonyms:
- careless
- unconcerned
- sprightful
- peppy
- lighthearted
- easygoing
- gratified
- zippy
- boon
- heartened
- grinning
- sprightful
- bouncing
- unconcerned
- carefree
- cavalier
- zippy
- carefree
- insouciant
- peppy
- boon
- careless
- grinning
- jaunty
- easygoing
- sprightly
- gratified
- thrilled
- beaming
- bouncing
- beaming
- sprightly
- springy
- springy
- lighthearted
- heartened
- cavalier
- jaunty
- insouciant
- thrilled
dejected Sentence Examples
- After receiving the rejection letter, he walked away dejected, feeling like all hope was lost.
- The dejected expression on her face spoke volumes about the disappointment she felt.
- Despite his efforts, he couldn't shake off the dejected feeling that lingered within him.
- She slumped on the bench, her dejected posture revealing the weight of her sadness.
- The team walked off the field dejected, having lost the championship match.
- His dejected sigh echoed in the empty room as he contemplated his recent failures.
- Seeing his dreams shattered, he couldn't help but feel dejected and defeated.
- Despite his best efforts, the constant setbacks left him feeling increasingly dejected.
- The dejected tone in her voice conveyed the depth of her despair.
- Even amidst the celebrations, he couldn't mask his dejected demeanor, still reeling from his recent loss.
FAQs About the word dejected
affected or marked by low spiritsof Deject, Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance.
unhappy, melancholy, sorry,depressed, bad, heartbroken, upset, miserable, worried, sad
joyous, optimistic, exultant, mirthful, delighted, sunny, hopeful, buoyant, delighted, merry
After receiving the rejection letter, he walked away dejected, feeling like all hope was lost.
The dejected expression on her face spoke volumes about the disappointment she felt.
Despite his efforts, he couldn't shake off the dejected feeling that lingered within him.
She slumped on the bench, her dejected posture revealing the weight of her sadness.
