DISCONTENTED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

discontented 1 of 2

adjective

ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd

Definition of discontented

as in dissatisfied

having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life

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discontented

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verb

past tense of discontent

as in displeased

to make discontented the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army

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Her discontented characters seem to wander beneath an empty firmament. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026 Understandably, the discontented then demand laws — subsidies, tax preferences, affirmative action and other legal privileges — that favor their side. — Pierre Lemieux, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2025

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Claude has apparently sought to siphon users discontented with ChatGPT, unveiling an update in February that allows users to import their data from competitor AI chatbots. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection. — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for discontented

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Adjective

Lee ran the actors through multiple takes, but still felt dissatisfied.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
That included voluntarily supplying law enforcement with lists of disgruntled current and former employees, and of the names of dissatisfied customers.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

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Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of displeased

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Coach Rhett Lashlee was already annoyed with special teams coming into the game, and that was before the Mustangs botched two PAT attempts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Those are the fans who have a right to be annoyed about their team having won as many World Series in the last quarter-century as the White Sox.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

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