CRESTFALLEN Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

crestfallen

adjective

ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən

Definition of crestfallen

as in sad

feeling unhappiness she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job

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Recent Examples of crestfallen Here, though, the crestfallen faces in the crowd tell their own story after West Bromwich Albion had outclassed Wrexham in the first home game at this level for 43 years. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 May 2026 The song ends with a spoken-word segment, Allen’s crestfallen comments from her side of the call, which live on stage introduced a rowdiness to its story. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 Ortega, meanwhile, sounds unmistakably like a Rachel Sennott character, except that Ortega plays Sennott better than Sennott plays herself, especially when called to be crestfallen or truly upset. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Olitzky’s sermon left him crestfallen. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crestfallen

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crestfallen

Adjective

That might also explain the movie’s attempts to supercharge its few action sequences, as if the filmmakers realized belatedly that a sad book without much incident wasn’t exactly prime summer studio release fodder.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Obviously, a really sad story and hard to listen to at times.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

The mysterious death of a missing New York City grandmother whose body was found in a drainage ditch outside a Las Vegas airport has left her family with more questions than answers, heartbroken relatives said Saturday.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Shuter also revealed that Ragland is heartbroken at the thought of her daughter being so far away.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbroken

Adjective

Garcia and fellow Democrats are mindful of what’s driving unhappy voters who face a vexing mix of inflation and weak economic growth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Sometimes kids performing things on TV look unhappy or awkward, but this girl seems to genuinely enjoy singing while her dad plays guitar.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

Traffic through the strait is beginning to increase, but remains sharply depressed.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Bessent, for one, said a key reason he got involved in politics was to help tackle deficits running at a pace unprecedented for times outside of major wars, pandemics or depressed job markets.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

That two-run swing merely offset the shortstop’s second consecutive game with an error, however, in what’s been a miserable defensive season.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
These findings align with consumer confidence data from the Conference Board, which found earlier this month that baby boomers and Gen Xers are far more miserable about the economy than younger generations.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

Common signs that your dog may be sensitive to something in their food can include frequent scratching, paw licking, gas, loose stools, occasional digestive upset, or changes in coat quality.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The thinking is that orbital data centers can leapfrog past some of the ground-level issues such as where to build them, and upset communities that don’t want to host data centers, despite their municipalities making deals for construction.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of upset

Adjective

On the page, Hig’s first-person descriptions of his everyday adventures, and of the waning natural world around him, had an honest, melancholy soul to them.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
There’s a gravity, even a melancholy to her Mary Stone, which drew on Fabares’ ability to project a genuine inner life into the least promising scenarios.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of melancholy

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