downcast

8 synonyms and 5 antonyms for downcast, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Looking down, usually because you feel sad, discouraged or shy.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

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down blue low

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

gloomy depressed grim

Rare, literary or technical

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dispirited downhearted

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Looking down, usually because you feel sad, discouraged or shy.

down gloomy dispirited blue downhearted depressed grim low

2. adj

Feeling sad and low in spirits.

Opposites

glad happy jovial bright exultant

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English doun-casten, *adoun-casten (“(adjective) cast down, dejected; (verb) to break down (something); to overcome (someone); to overturn (something)”), from down (“in a downward direction; (figurative) to destruction”), adoun (“downward”) + casten (“to throw (something), fling, hu...

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