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100 Best Synonyms for “Downhearted”

September 27, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abandoned Left alone and forlorn.
2. beaten Feeling defeated or exhausted.
3. bereft Sad from loss or deprivation.
4. bitter Resentfully sad or disappointed.
5. bleak Gloomy, hopeless, or depressing.
6. blue Sad or depressed.
7. broken Emotionally crushed or defeated.
8. brokenhearted Crushed by grief or lost love.
9. brooding Darkly thoughtful and unhappy.
10. broody Moodily thoughtful and unhappy.
11. careworn Worn by worry or sorrow.
12. cheerless Lacking happiness or warmth.
13. comfortless Sad and without comfort.
14. crestfallen Disappointed and humiliated; visibly sad.
15. crushed Emotionally devastated or defeated.
16. dejected Low in spirits; discouraged.
17. demoralized Having lost confidence or morale.
18. depressed Very unhappy and low-spirited.
19. desolate Miserably lonely or hopeless.
20. despondent Feeling deep discouragement or hopelessness.
21. discouraged Lacking courage, hope, or confidence.
22. disheartened Having lost confidence or spirit.
23. dispirited Having lost enthusiasm or hope.
24. distressed Very upset or troubled.
25. doleful Mournfully sad.
26. downcast Sad and discouraged in appearance.
27. embittered Made resentful by disappointment.
28. feeling blue Feeling sad or depressed.
29. forlorn Lonely, sad, and abandoned.
30. forsaken Abandoned and miserable.
31. funereal Mournful, solemn, and gloomy.
32. gloomy Sad, dark, or pessimistic in mood.
33. glum Quietly gloomy or sullen.
34. grave Serious, solemn, and sad.
35. gray Dull, gloomy, or cheerless.
36. grey Dull, gloomy, or cheerless.
37. grief-stricken Overcome with grief.
38. grieving Feeling sorrow after loss.
39. grim Stern, gloomy, or forbidding.
40. hangdog Ashamed, guilty, or dejected.
41. heartbroken Overwhelmed by grief or disappointment.
42. heartsick Deeply saddened or distressed.
43. heavyhearted Deeply sad or burdened.
44. homesick Sad from missing home.
45. hopeless Feeling no hope.
46. hopelessly sad Sad with no sense of hope.
47. in low spirits Sad and lacking cheer.
48. in the doldrums Depressed or lacking energy.
49. inconsolable Unable to be comforted.
50. joyless Without joy or happiness.
51. lachrymose Tearful or inclined to weep.
52. let down Disappointed and discouraged.
53. lifeless Lacking energy or cheer.
54. listless Lacking energy or enthusiasm.
55. lonely Sad from being alone.
56. lonesome Lonely and sad.
57. long-faced Looking sad or disappointed.
58. low Sad or lacking energy.
59. lugubrious Exaggeratedly mournful or gloomy.
60. melancholy Quietly and thoughtfully sad.
61. miserable Extremely unhappy or uncomfortable.
62. moody Given to gloomy mood changes.
63. mopey Sad, listless, and self-pitying.
64. moping Brooding sadly or listlessly.
65. morose Gloomy and ill-tempered.
66. mournful Showing or expressing sorrow.
67. muted Subdued in mood or expression.
68. oppressed Weighed down by distress.
69. out of sorts Slightly unhappy or unwell.
70. pensive Thoughtfully sad or serious.
71. plaintive Sounding sadly pleading or mournful.
72. regretful Feeling sorrow over something past.
73. rejected Sad from being refused or dismissed.
74. remorseful Deeply sorry for wrongdoing.
75. resigned Sad but accepting disappointment.
76. rueful Sad with regret or remorse.
77. sad Feeling sorrowful or unhappy.
78. saddened Made sad or sorrowful.
79. saturnine Gloomy, serious, and slow.
80. shattered Emotionally broken or devastated.
81. solemn Serious and unsmiling.
82. somber Dark, serious, and sad.
83. sombre Dark, serious, and sad.
84. sorrowful Full of sadness or grief.
85. subdued Quiet, restrained, and low-spirited.
86. sullen Gloomy, silent, and resentful.
87. tearful Ready to cry; sorrowful.
88. troubled Worried, upset, or distressed.
89. uncheerful Not cheerful; gloomy or sad.
90. unhappy Not feeling happy or content.
91. unsmiling Not smiling; serious or sad.
92. upset Unhappy, worried, or emotionally disturbed.
93. washed out Tired, pale, and dispirited.
94. weary Tired, discouraged, or sad.
95. wistful Sadly longing or regretful.
96. withdrawn Quiet and emotionally distant.
97. woebegone Looking very sad or miserable.
98. woeful Full of woe or sorrow.
99. world-weary Tired and saddened by life.
100. wretched Extremely unhappy or distressed.

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