DISHEARTENED Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in discouraged

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verb

past tense of dishearten

as in frustrated

to lessen the courage or confidence of we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill

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Recent Examples of disheartened

Adjective

And whose heart didn’t swell with pride when the disheartened Malinin immediately pulled himself together to congratulate Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan, who skated away with the top honors? — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026

Verb

John Andrew Segebarth, a 21-year-old college student and Eagle Scout, has been disheartened by the agreement. — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Many of MacLeod’s fans were enraged and disheartened about his AI use online. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 Rinderknecht’s father, who attended the whole trial, said he was disheartened by the judge’s decision to keep his son in custody. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Amy Lawrence Were Iraq’s fans disheartened? — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Were the older folks of your time disheartened by your generation’s lack of interest with their movies? — Raj Tawney, IndieWire, 12 May 2026 Fans were disappointed, but not disheartened. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 Spoelstra was most disheartened by the defense. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026 The program’s recent struggles disheartened him. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disheartened

Adjective

While unemployment is low, that’s only because those losing their jobs are leaving the workforce, too discouraged to look for a job, as few businesses are hiring.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
That — those 18-year-olds, a lot of them are deeply discouraged about the country.

— NBC news, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of discouraged

Verb

Wealthy clients, who pay a premium for privacy, are increasingly frustrated by influencers and reviewrs disrupting their experiences with filming and photo shoots.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Neighbors in Reisterstown, Maryland, say they are frustrated after losing power for the seventh time since June.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrated

Adjective

Extremely disappointed by the loss, Brunelleschi traveled to Rome to study ancient architecture, while Ghiberti gained wealth and prestige in Florence.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
The Padres got to 4-3 in the fifth, but even that left them disappointed.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

Definition of disappointed

Adjective

Other than dispirited Red Sox fans still smarting over the ’75 World Series, nobody really hated those Reds.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of dispirited

Adjective

In Brand New Day, Peter resumes his duties as a friendly neighborhood superhero in New York City, but also remains dejected that MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) are moving on with their lives without any memory of his love and friendship.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of dejected

Adjective

As the home team took their victory lap and residents rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their team, Tong, the dentist from Baoding, looked crestfallen, but was already thinking to the next season.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Fans hoping the Bears would move to Arlington Heights were crestfallen Monday after state lawmakers failed to act.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of crestfallen

Adjective

So this became, like, a collective therapy session for everyone unhappy with the government.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Their heated exchange on the field lasted more than two minutes, with Jones unhappy that Szoboszlai had given the captain’s armband to Tsimikas rather than him when the Hungary midfielder was substituted 13 minutes from time.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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