LOW-SPIRITEDLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

low-spiritedly

adverb

as in downheartedly

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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

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For the past three decades, defense procurement was a stagnant oligopoly dominated by a handful of massive legacy prime contractors and painfully slow cost-plus research-and-development cycles.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Life opened like a zipper, separating them painfully at first, notch by notch, then faster, wider, until the garment lay split in two.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of painfully

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Swift’s hubby Travis Kelce, however, was sadly absent from the show, as the NFL star had a Chiefs game against the Miami Dolphins in Florida today.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
The dine-in omakase counter has sadly departed, but in its stead, Café Sushi Shoten has adopted a to-go model paired with Japanese groceries and sundries that is no less authentic, engaging, and delicious.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of sadly

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The country is already bitterly divided, with far-left and far-right parties leading opinion polls ahead of presidential elections next year.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Although the father of the proposal, Dave Regan, is the president of a union, the labor movement is bitterly divided over the effort.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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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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Jayden Maiava had a terrible interception on a second quarter drive, then woefully underthrew a wide open receiver in the fourth quarter with a chance to salt away the game.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026
However, hiring of CDC scientific staff and budget support for high-consequence pathogen programs are woefully slow and insufficient.

— Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of woefully

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