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Synonyms & Antonyms of despairingly
as in dejectedly, abjectly
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for despairingly
- abjectly,
- cheerlessly,
- crestfallenly,
- dejectedly,
- despondently,
- disconsolately,
- dispiritedly,
- downheartedly,
- low-spiritedly
- agonizingly,
- bitterly,
- dolefully,
- dolorously,
- grievously,
- hard,
- hardly,
- inconsolably,
- lugubriously,
- mournfully,
- painfully,
- plaintively,
- regretfully,
- resentfully,
- ruefully,
- sadly,
- sorely,
- sorrowfully,
- unhappily,
- wailfully,
- woefully,
- wretchedly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for despairingly
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“Despairingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despairingly. Accessed 14 Aug. 2022.
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