CRESTFALLENLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

crestfallenly

adverb

as in downheartedly

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Camp Bravo could only watch dejectedly, finally on the beach to witness defeat up close.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
He was joined by Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jarrod Bowen, who clapped dejectedly.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026

Definition of dejectedly

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To its sadly unusual credit, each Enola Holmes film has taken on a different social issue to address, albeit at times rather on the nose-edly.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Definition of sadly

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And in the film’s poignant final scene, Joe despondently plays his piano − only for Angela to sit beside him and start plunking along.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
The concept art and teaser trailer unveiled in 2024 depicted the toys looking on despondently as the child who owns the toys is engrossed in an activity on a tablet.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of despondently

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Her life remains a poignant reminder that America’s promise of liberty was still painfully incomplete for many who believed in it most.

— Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
But for too many agencies, turning that data into a complete, compliant police report is still painfully manual, time-consuming and prone to error.

— Matthew Polega, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of painfully

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But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Wilde stars as one half of a struggling couple, unhappily married to a character played by Seth Rogen.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of unhappily

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With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Definition of bitterly

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