DOWNHEARTEDLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

downheartedly

adverb

as in low-spiritedly

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For other families quietly and often despairingly living with similar problems of addiction and mental illness involving their children, the tragedy is an unnerving, looming specter — a worst-case scenario made real.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of despairingly

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Lyle passed recently, sadly, but Lyle is the one responsible for the plant.

— Andrew Buss, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Stephen Colbert’s tenure as host of The Late Show sadly ended when CBS cancelled the historic series in May, but his 11-season run was only possible thanks to a prior gig.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sadly

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The dinosaurs’ digestive systems are incapable of breaking down vegetable matter into anything other than a painfully gassy bloat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Asia was flat to down today as the price of oil remained painfully high—above $114 per barrel.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of painfully

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The report paints a picture of the federal system for protecting farm animals in transit as woefully inadequate and largely toothless, dating back to the era when livestock traveled primarily by rail.

— Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026
Since the Eaton and Palisades fires, there has been report after report documenting how woefully unprepared city, county and fire officials were.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of woefully

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The race is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country's history.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
The race was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country’s history.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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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

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