downheartedly

adverb

as in low-spiritedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downheartedly
  1. despairingly
  2. dejectedly
  3. sadly
  4. painfully
  5. unhappily
  6. woefully
  7. bitterly
  8. despondently
Adverb
  • Parents of children made sickest must wait it out in the hospital, despairingly wondering whether their child will die.
    — Noel T. Brewer, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
  • What Justice Elena Kagan wrote of so despairingly in those cases resonates anew in Florida.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of despairingly
Adverb
  • The Manchester City star sat dejectedly on the bench after he was subbed out for Jorgen Strand Larsen in the second half of extra time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Camp Bravo could only watch dejectedly, finally on the beach to witness defeat up close.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of dejectedly
Adverb
  • In this case, a small organization was able to generate more engagement than the YouTube channels for major media organizations like The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and, sadly, Semafor.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Dickie Birdsall sadly passed away last year, and his family has now decided to let the car go.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • Broadly speaking, great works of Russian literature have a tendency to combine painfully austere themes with strangely rich imaginations.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For Holocaust survivors and their descendants, as well as for the Jewish immigrants and their children, Yiddish became a source of nostalgia – the link to a world that vanished painfully in a short period of time.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of painfully
Adverb
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of unhappily
Adverb
  • In addition, many stations are woefully dirty and could use cleaning, repairs and a coat of paint.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The authors also portrayed her as woefully out of touch with the DSA on Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of woefully
Adverb
  • Although the Supreme Court’s power to overrule Congress is now broadly accepted, it was bitterly contested for more than a century.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • And in the film’s poignant final scene, Joe despondently plays his piano − only for Angela to sit beside him and start plunking along.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • The concept art and teaser trailer unveiled in 2024 depicted the toys looking on despondently as the child who owns the toys is engrossed in an activity on a tablet.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of despondently
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