Synonyms: dejected
Definition: affected or marked by low spirits
Usage: is dejected but trying to look cheerful
Similar words: amort
Definition: utterly cast down
Similar words: chapfallen, chopfallen, deflated, crestfallen
Definition: brought low in spirit
Usage: left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
Similar words: down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dispirited, depressed, low, low-spirited, grim, gloomy, blue
Definition: filled with melancholy and despondency
Usage: gloomy at the thought of what he had to face; gloomy predictions; a gloomy silence; took a grim view of the economy; the darkening mood; lonely and blue in a strange city; depressed by the loss of his job; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; downcast after his defeat; feeling discouraged and downhearted
Similar words: glum
Definition: moody and melancholic
Similar words: lonely, lonesome
Definition: marked by dejection from being alone
Usage: felt sad and lonely; the loneliest night of the week; lonesome when her husband is away; spent a lonesome hour in the bar