Synonyms for dejected
dɪˈdʒɛk tɪdde·ject·ed

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1. dejectedadjective

   Synonyms:
   disheartened, down in the mouth, despondent

2. dejectedadjective

   Sad and dispirited.

   Synonyms:
   disheartened, down in the mouth, despondent

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1. dejected

   Synonyms:
   dispirited, gloomy, melancholy, desponding, depressed, downcast, low-spirited

   Antonyms:
   elated, inspirited, blithe, gay, cheerful

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1. dejectedadjective

   affected or marked by low spirits

   "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

   Antonyms:
   jubilant, in high spirits, exulting, exhilarated, triumphant, gladdened, uplifted, prideful, sublime, elated, exultant, rejoicing, triumphal, high

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1. dejectedadjective

   Synonyms:
   disheartened, dispirited, discouraged, depressed, down-hearted, down-cast, despondent, cast down, chap-fallen, crest-fallen, down in the mouth

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1. Richard Daugherty:

   And you think, 'aw, you know, what have I done wrong?' You almost feel dejected that you aren't needed anymore.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   Dejected Democrats's going to have a lot of explaining to do to the people of West Virginia to tell them why Dejected Democrats doesn't have the guts to take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs ; why Dejected Democrats is not prepared to expand home health care.

3. Samuel Hoffenstein:

   When you're away, I'm restless, lonely, wretched, bored, dejected only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when you're near.

4. Clint Bowyer:

   I knew last year I'm weird about thinking but when we blew up at the start of the year at the Daytona 500, I knew something just didn't feel right because we've always been able to come down here and run pretty good and get the year started off right and leave here with momentum and excitement and confidence, we were all dejected leaving the first race so that was not very good.

5. Ade Olayinka:

   It's shocking how common my story is, i called the Board of Elections, even after I had bought my ticket, just to see if they would be able to send it to me on time. The woman I spoke to sounded so tired, and so dejected. They're all just so overwhelmed.