Synonyms
- bad
- blue
- brokenhearted
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disconsolate
- doleful
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- droopy
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- hangdog
- heartbroken
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavyhearted
- inconsolable
- joyless
- low
- low-spirited
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- woebegone
- woeful
- wretched
Examples of cast down in a Sentence
newly widowed, he was cast down at the thought of being alone once again
Recent Examples on the Web
The high-energy rays cast down during that time are akin to a laser pinpointing at the eye.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Hospital staff near the gurney could be seen casting down their eyesand quietly backing away to provide a modicum of privacy.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
And then, all of a sudden, all of the threads rip loose, and the net gets cast down to nothing.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
—USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Hospital staff near the gurney could be seen casting down their eyesand quietly backing away to provide a modicum of privacy.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
And then, all of a sudden, all of the threads rip loose, and the net gets cast down to nothing.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
Make good use of the constructive energies the sun and Saturn are casting down.
—USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
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“Cast down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast%20down. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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