MALCONTENTED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

malcontented

adjective

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Adjective

Fortunately the wig has had a second outing with Fouracres donning it again in Episode 7, when his parody Attenborough turned up to wrestle a discontented rhino during Weekend Update.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026
Serious or not, secession — or independence, as some prefer to call it — has long been the dream of dissenters, of the discontented and those who feel put upon or politically unrepresented.

— Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of discontented

Adjective

At a time when Democrats have grown dissatisfied with the party establishment, Platner seemed like an appealing alternative.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The city administrator role was created in February because the City Council was continually dissatisfied with Hulsey’s execution of his duties as mayor.

— Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

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He is joined by John Goodman as the disgruntled president of the United States.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 July 2026
After a fire—rumored to have been set by a disgruntled former suitor of one of the Gangotena daughters—badly damaged the mansion, Italian architects rebuilt it in the early 20th century, giving it its distinctive Neoclassical character.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of disgruntled

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The Firm is, unsurprisingly, displeased at the idea of more dirty laundry coming to light.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026
The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Definition of displeased

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Jack Nicholson stars as a disaffected journalist who assumes the identity of a dead man in an attempt to start over, only to find that his new life is even more complicated than his own.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Fight Club starred Norton as an unnamed man who can't sleep and has become disaffected and lost.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of disaffected

Adjective

Last year, researchers at Harvard University and Baylor University discovered that, on average, young adults aged between 18 to 29 are deeply unhappy.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Licensed cannabis operators in states that have legalized marijuana tend to support the ban—they’re unhappy that hemp intoxicants face far less regulation and taxation than their products.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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