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despond

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of despond

1 a state or spell of low spirits

  • he sank into a crushing despond after his wife left him
Synonyms of despond

blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, mopes, mournfulness, oppression, sadness, sorrowfulness, unhappiness
Words Related to despond

melancholia, self-pity

anguish, dolor, grief, mourning, somberness, sorrow, woefulness

agony, distress, pain

misery, woe, wretchedness

discouragement, disheartenment

moodiness

despair, desperation, hopelessness, self-despair

boredom, ennui, tedium

dismalness, drear, morbidness, moroseness, morosity

regret, rue
Near Antonyms of despond

gaiety (also gayety), gayness, glee, gleefulness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness

cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, hopefulness, optimism, sunniness

content, contentedness, contentment, satisfaction

delight, gratification
Antonyms of despond

bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, happiness, heaven, intoxication, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness

2 utter loss of hope

  • loss of his job threw him into a deep despond
Synonyms of despond

despair, desperation, despondence, despondency, forlornness, hopelessness
Words Related to despond

blue devils, blues, dejection, depression, desolation, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, doldrums, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, gloom, gloominess, joylessness, melancholy, mopes, oppression, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness

self-despair, self-pity

dolefulness, mournfulness, sorrowfulness, woefulness

agony, distress, pain

misery, woe, wretchedness

cynicism, pessimism

acceptance, resignation
Phrases Synonymous with despond

slough of despond
Near Antonyms of despond

cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness

optimism

gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, mirth, mirthfulness

bliss, blissfulness, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, rapture, rapturousness
Antonyms of despond

hope, hopefulness

despond

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of despond

to lose all hope or confidence

  • we must not despond even though we live in trying times
Synonyms of despond

despair
Words Related to despond

give up, surrender, yield

darken, sadden

agonize, bleed, grieve, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer

discourage, dishearten, dispirit
Phrases Synonymous with despond

lose heart
Near Antonyms of despond

exult, rejoice

assure, encourage, hearten, reassure

hope
Antonyms of despond

brighten, cheer (up), perk (up)

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