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| Main Entry: | discouraged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disheartened |
| Synonyms: | beat, blue, crestfallen, depressed, dispirited, down, downbeat, downcast, glum*, pessimistic, sad, beat-down, caved-in, come-apart, dashed, daunted, deterred, dismayed, down-in-mouth, gone to pieces, in a funk, in blue funk, in the dumps, lost momentum |
| Antonyms: | encouraged, inspired, heartened |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dishearten, dispirit |
| Synonyms: | abash, afflict, alarm, appall, awe, beat down, bother, break one's heart, bully, cast down, chill, confuse, cow, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deprecate, depress, dismay, disparage, distress, droop, frighten, intimidate, irk, overawe, prostrate, repress, scare, throw cold water on, trouble, try, unnerve, vex, weigh |
| Antonyms: | encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | discourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deter, dissuade; restrain |
| Synonyms: | check, chill, control, curb, deprecate, discountenance, disfavor, divert, frighten, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere, obstruct, prevent, put off, quiet, repress, scare, shake, turn off, warn, withhold, disadvise, disincline, hold off, indispose, keep back, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn aside |
| Antonyms: | encourage, inspire, spur on |
| Main Entry: | crestfallen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disappointed |
| Synonyms: | blue, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, inconsolable, low, sad, ass in a sling, cast down, chapfallen, disheartened, down in the dumps, in a funk, singing the blues, taken down |
| Antonyms: | elated, encouraged, excited, happy, cheered, hearted, inspirited |
| Main Entry: | dejected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, blue |
| Synonyms: | abject, black, bleak, cheerless, crestfallen, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dismal, dispirited, doleful, down, down in the mouth*, downcast, downhearted, drooping, droopy, gloomy, glum, heavyhearted, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, moody, morose, sad, spiritless, woebegone, wretched, all torn up, atrabilious, broody, bummed out, cast down, clouded, dampened, dashed, disheartened, down in the dumps, dragged, hurting, in the pits, mopey, mopish, sagging, shot down |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, encouraged, happy, joyous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | despondent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed |
| Synonyms: | blue*, dejected, despairing, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hopeless, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, morose, mourning, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, wretched, all torn up, bummed-out, cast-down, disheartened, griefstricken, grieving, in a blue funk, in despair, in the pits, shot down |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, elated, happy, hopeful, spirited, up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disappointed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | let down, saddened |
| Synonyms: | aghast, beaten, complaining, crestfallen, defeated, depressed, despondent, disconcerted, discontented, discouraged, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, dissatisfied, distressed, down, downcast, downhearted, frustrated, hopeless, unhappy, unsatisfied, upset, balked, chapfallen, down in the dumps, foiled, objecting, shot down, taken down, thwarted, vanquished, worsted |
| Antonyms: | delighted, excited, happy, pleased, satisfied |
| Main Entry: | dispirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dejected, sad |
| Synonyms: | blue*, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, funky*, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, morose, spiritless, woebegone, bummed-out, disheartened, dragged, in the doldrums, shot-down |
| Antonyms: | encouraged, enthused, happy, heartened, inspirited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | downcast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, unhappy |
| Synonyms: | bad, blue, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down, downhearted, droopy, dull, forlorn, gloomy, glum, heartsick, listless, low, low-spirited, miserable, moody, morose, oppressed, sad, troubled, woebegone, brooding, bummed out, cast down, chapfallen, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, down in the dumps, down-in-the-mouth, dragged, in pain, mopey, shot down, singing the blues, sunk, weighed down |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, elated, glad, happy, satisfied, heartened |
| Main Entry: | downhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed, unhappy |
| Synonyms: | blue*, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, down, downcast, low, low-spirited, sad, sorrowful, spiritless, woebegone, chapfallen, disheartened, dismayed |
| Antonyms: | happy, cheered, heartened, uplifted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frustrated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disappointed, thwarted |
| Synonyms: | cramped, defeated, discontented, discouraged, embittered, balked, crabbed, crimped, disheartened, foiled, fouled up, hung up on, irked, resentful, stonewalled, stymied, through the mill, ungratified, unsated, unslaked, up the wall |
| Antonyms: | encourage, fulfilled, stimulated, inspirited, uplifted |
| Main Entry: | inconsolable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brokenhearted |
| Synonyms: | dejected, desolate, despairing, disconsolate, discouraged, distressed, forlorn, heartbroken, heartsick, sad, comfortless, unconsolable |
| Antonyms: | happy, understanding, consolable |
| Main Entry: | pessimistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expecting bad outcome |
| Synonyms: | bleak, cynical, dark, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, discouraged, distrustful, downhearted, foreboding, gloomy, glum, hopeless, melancholy, misanthropic, morbid, morose, resigned, sad, sullen, troubled, worried, fatalistic |
| Antonyms: | confident, optimistic, trusting |
| Main Entry: | reluctant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unenthusiastic, unwilling |
| Synonyms: | afraid, averse, backward, calculating, cautious, chary, circumspect, diffident, discouraged, disinclined, hesitant, hesitating, indisposed, involuntary, laggard, loath, opposed, queasy, recalcitrant, remiss, shy, slack, slow, squeamish, tardy, uncertain, wary, demurring, disheartened, grudging, hanging back, uneager |
| Antonyms: | anxious, eager, enthusiastic, ready, willing |
| Main Entry: | down in the mouth |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feeling dejected or sad |
| Synonyms: | dejected, depressed, discouraged, low-spirited, sad, chapfallen, down in the dumps, in the doldrums, in the dumps, low in spirits |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowardly, discouraged, distressed, disturbed, frightened, frozen, horrified, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, scared, shocked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, timid, timorous, upset, worried, aroused, cowed, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, faint-hearted, have cold feet, in awe, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, terror-stricken, trembling |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | broken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally defeated |
| Synonyms: | beaten, crippled, defeated, demoralized, depressed, discouraged, heartsick, oppressed, subdued, browbeaten, crushed, disheartened, humbled, overpowered, tamed, vanquished |
| Antonyms: | happy, satisfied, uplifted |
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distressing |
| Synonyms: | adverse, disagreeable, discouraged, discouraging, distressed, gloomy, grim, melancholy, troubled, unfavorable, unfortunate, unhappy, unpleasant, displeasing, troubling |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
| Synonyms: | ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend, freeze out, keep out |
| Antonyms: | advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
| Synonyms: | arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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