Synonyms of downhearted

downhearted

adjective

ˈdau̇n-ˈhär-təd 

as in depressed

feeling unhappiness

downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depressed
• unhappy
• sad
• heartbroken
• miserable
• melancholy
• sorry
• upset
• bad
• worried
• disappointed
• dejected
• hopeless
• downcast
• sorrowful
• despondent
• uneasy
• disconsolate
• crestfallen
• glum
• mournful
• troubled
• gloomy
• forlorn
• heartsick
• melancholic
• inconsolable
• woebegone
• brokenhearted
• saddened
• doleful
• joyless
• distressed
• blue
• discouraged
• low-spirited
• depressing
• wretched
• woeful
• hangdog
• heavyhearted
• droopy
• down
• suicidal
• heartsore
• down in the mouth
• despairing
• dispirited
• low
• disheartened
• aggrieved
• cast down
• tearful
• grieving
• sunk
• bleak
• unquiet
• regretful
• somber
• weeping
• desolate
• lugubrious
• lachrymose
• anguished
• morose
• plaintive
• morbid
• sullen
• cheerless
• dolorous
• dreary
• dismal
• rueful
• agonized
• wailing
• dark
• gray
• comfortless
• drear
• elegiac
• saturnine
• funereal
• black
• darkening
• murky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• cheerful
• jubilant
• glad
• joyful
• joyous
• buoyant
• delighted
• upbeat
• cheery
• buoyed
• ecstatic
• exultant
• exuberant
• gleeful
• merry
• blissful
• euphoric
• optimistic
• sunny
• jolly
• excited
• chipper
• rapturous
• enraptured
• hopeful
• jovial
• elated
• mirthful
• rhapsodic
• blithe
• rosy
• sanguine
• exhilarated
• overjoyed
• jocose
• jocular
• gladdened
• gladsome
• energetic
• spirited
• encouraged
• entranced
• vital
• satisfied
• smiling
• lively
• jocund
• blithesome
• pleased
• perky
• content
• frisky
• vivacious
• sprightly
• thrilled
• animated
• lightsome
• jaunty
• laughing
• gratified
• bouncing
• peppy
• unconcerned
• careless
• springy
• heartened
• carefree
• grinning
• zippy
• easygoing
• lighthearted
• cavalier
• insouciant
• boon
• sprightful
• beaming
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downhearted

In the grand scheme of things, neither should be too downhearted. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

McRae has also made progress carving out an artistic identity—trading downhearted power ballads for sleek, club‑ready cuts that blend R&B, hip‑hop, and dance‑pop. — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 30 Sep. 2025

Created by Sirius Cybernetics Corporation with GPP (Genuine People Personalities), Marvin is programmed to be unerringly downhearted. — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

Near the end of this downhearted saga, Esmeralda gives a speech, explanatory despite its poetic language, about the mistreatment of her people in this country — her fury even more palpable in her delivery than in the words themselves. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024