Antonyms for discontented


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-kuh n-ten-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs kənˈtɛn tɪd


Definition of discontented

Origin :
  • late 15c., from dis- "not" + content (v.). Related: Discontented; discontentedly; discontentment; discontentedness.
  • adj unhappy
Example sentences :
  • It was this refusal which made Halbert discontented and unhappy.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • When they had gone Eileen turned to Linda with a discontented and aggrieved face.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • You are proud, fiery, discontented, and unhappy;—all that I see in your face.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Her eyes clouded, her face settled into its discontented lines.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Yes; but if he had not been discontented, he would have been a serf still!
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • They prevented them from growing hard, grasping, and discontented with their lot.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • But you'd live to be a couple of hundred if you could; and after all be discontented.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • He eyed the discontented features of his companions, and snorted violently.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Karl looked sullen and discontented, and utterly unlike himself.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • She, too, was discontented and unhappy, though she tried not to show it.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for discontented

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