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Synonyms for downcast
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : doun-kast, -kahst |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌkæst, -ˌkɑst |
Top 10 synonyms for downcast Other synonyms for the word downcast
- chapfallen
- cheerless
- crestfallen
- daunted
- dejected
- despondent
- disappointed
- disconsolate
- disheartened
- dismayed
- dispirited
- distressed
- doleful
- down in the dumps
- down-in-the-mouth
- downhearted
- dragged
- droopy
- dull
- gloomy
- glum
- heartsick
- in pain
- listless
- low-spirited
- miserable
- mopey
- morose
- oppressed
- sad
- shot down
- singing the blues
- sunk
- troubled
- weighed down
- woebegone
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for downcast
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