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:
- excited
- jolly
- merry
- glad
- jovial
- joyous
- exuberant
- chipper
- joyous
- excited
- upbeat
- joyful
- mirthful
- upbeat
- merry
- enraptured
- chipper
- cheerful
- gleeful
- buoyant
- enraptured
- cheerful
- euphoric
- ecstatic
- joyful
- optimistic
- glad
- buoyed
- delighted
- cheery
- jolly
- exuberant
- rhapsodic
- delighted
- buoyed
- mirthful
- jovial
- buoyant
- exultant
- blissful
- rapturous
- happy
- optimistic
- jubilant
- hopeful
- sunny
- gleeful
- rhapsodic
- happy
- blissful
- cheery
- rapturous
- ecstatic
- euphoric
- exultant
- sunny
- hopeful
- jubilant
Synonyms:
- glum
- forlorn
- melancholic
- wretched
- downhearted
- suicidal
- joyless
- downcast
- inconsolable
- doleful
- depressing
- saddened
- mournful
- heartsick
- troubled
- uneasy
- crestfallen
- sorrowful
- disappointed
- low-spirited
- woeful
- brokenhearted
- blue
- despondent
- heavyhearted
- discouraged
- distressed
- woebegone
- disconsolate
- gloomy
- down
- hangdog
- droopy
- hopeless
Antonyms:
- overjoyed
- entranced
- encouraged
- lightsome
- rosy
- jocund
- elated
- jocund
- pleased
- sanguine
- gladdened
- smiling
- satisfied
- blithe
- entranced
- jocose
- encouraged
- perky
- perky
- rhapsodical
- elated
- blithesome
- frisky
- lightsome
- jocular
- sanguine
- energetic
- laughing
- smiling
- animated
- lively
- vivacious
- rhapsodical
- frisky
- rosy
- content
- content
- laughing
- satisfied
- exhilarated
- lively
- pleased
- vivacious
- overjoyed
- gladsome
- spirited
- energetic
- jocose
- vital
- jocular
- blithe
- blithesome
- vital
- gladsome
- spirited
- gladdened
- animated
- exhilarated
Synonyms:
- dispirited
- grey
- rueful
- weeping
- dark
- cheerless
- plaintive
- sunk
- anguished
- tearful
- grieving
- agonized
- morbid
- down in the mouth
- elegiac
- desolate
- aggrieved
- gray
- saturnine
- bleak
- wailing
- sullen
- cast down
- dreary
- regretful
- despairing
- low
- funereal
- lugubrious
- morose
- somber
- unquiet
- comfortless
- black
- dolorous
- drear
- lachrymose
- heartsore
- dismal
- sombre
- disheartened
Antonyms:
- lighthearted
- beaming
- grinning
- carefree
- springy
- gratified
- peppy
- insouciant
- careless
- peppy
- heartened
- springy
- grinning
- unconcerned
- gratified
- jaunty
- thrilled
- easygoing
- bouncing
- lighthearted
- heartened
- sprightful
- boon
- carefree
- zippy
- jaunty
- careless
- zippy
- sprightful
- unconcerned
- bouncing
- thrilled
- boon
- beaming
- sprightly
- easygoing
- sprightly
- insouciant
- cavalier
- cavalier
FAQs About the word dejected
affected or marked by low spiritsof Deject, Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance.
heartbroken, sorry, sad, miserable,depressed, melancholy, bad, worried, unhappy, upset
excited, jolly, merry, glad, jovial, joyous, exuberant, chipper, joyous, excited
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.
