WOEBEGONE Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

woebegone

adjective

ˈwō-bi-ˌgȯn

Definition of woebegone

as in sad

feeling unhappiness the most woebegone people that I had ever seen in my life

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Recent Examples of woebegone In two years Curt Cignetti took a woebegone college team, with nary a five-star player, to an undefeated national championship. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026 The Panda Express in the basement food court of downtown’s San Francisco Centre, the city’s largest mall, has closed, leaving the woebegone retail destination without any restaurants. — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2026 The Chargers would clinch the sixth-seeded spot with a victory over the Broncos or a loss by the Buffalo Bills to the woebegone New York Jets or a tie with the Broncos and a tie by the Bills or a tie with the Broncos and a loss by the Texans. — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025 The state’s woebegone bullet train project has been receiving a quarter of auction revenues, roughly $1 billion a year. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woebegone

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Adjective

Said sad attraction is not exactly comparable to Buckingham Fountain.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Their deaths were a sad reminder of the danger that pneumococcal pneumonia poses to older adults.

— Mark Marino, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

So this became, like, a collective therapy session for everyone unhappy with the government.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Their heated exchange on the field lasted more than two minutes, with Jones unhappy that Szoboszlai had given the captain’s armband to Tsimikas rather than him when the Hungary midfielder was substituted 13 minutes from time.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

When Magic Lotus becomes secretly depressed after another death in the ring at his hands, Tongchai supports his exile into nature from the boxing world.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 July 2026
For those feeling exhausted, depressed or burned out, or as if one more issue or crisis will be tomorrow’s tipping point, now is the time to act.

— Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

Local photographers are heartbroken after a young eagle was hit and killed by a train in Beaver County earlier this month.

— Jessica Guay, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Glen’s family is deeply shocked and heartbroken by this tragic loss and respectfully requests privacy at this extremely difficult time.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of heartbroken

Adjective

Rebounding from a miserable 2025 Hiring had rebounded this year from a lackluster 2025 in the face of the conflict in the Persian Gulf that has sent energy prices surging and put a strain on family budgets.

— Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Some are hopeful that the implementation of the plan would alleviate their daily miserable existence and improve conditions.

— Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

What reads at a casual distance as serene maternal tenderness shifts, on closer inspection, into something more ambivalent—a shade of melancholy that surfaces only when the eye lingers on Mary’s face.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Midland put their stamp on the idea by maintaining those mixed emotions of melancholy and excitement; the romance but also the rootlessness of a life spent on the road.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of melancholy

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