Antonyms for downcast

Grammar : Adj

Spell : doun-kast, -kahst

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌkæst, -ˌkɑst

Definition of downcast

Origin : c.1600, from past participle of obsolete verb downcast (c.1300), from down (adv.) + cast (v.). Literal at first; figurative sense is 1630s.

adj depressed, unhappy

Example sentences :

His eyes, which had been downcast, lifted and glared on the questioner.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

"You are much safer here," said the girl, with downcast eyes.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Her eyes were downcast--looking upon the waxed floor as if in meditation.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Bit by bit, word by word, the master drew the whole truth from the downcast lads.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

He was a good stout knight, but sorrowful of face and downcast of mien.
Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

Methinks his dress is rich, though he himself is so downcast.
Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

His face was downcast and he put the dishes on the table in an absent-minded way.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Mildred's eyes were downcast again, and a faint colour rose in her cheeks.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

She seemed hardly looking where she went; her eyes were downcast.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

He had left off drawing, and sat looking, with downcast eyes, at his sketch.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for downcast

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