cast down
- crestfallen adj.
- depressed adj.
- dejected adj.
- despondent adj.
- doleful adj.
- down adj.
- downcast adj.
- heavy-hearted adj.
- lowly adj.
- melancholic adj.
- spiritless adj.
- tristful adj.
- unwashed adj.
- debase v.
- defeat v.
- degrade v.
- demean v.
- depress v.
- disappoint v.
- discourage v.
- dishearten v.
- humble v.
- humiliate v.
- lower v.
- lower v.
- raze v.
- sadden v.
- sink v.
- sink v.
- submerse v.
Example Sentences
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His piercing blue eyes cast down briefly at the floor as he thought about the moment he almost pushed himself past his limits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
They began picking their way down the beach, eyes cast down as they searched for the right white splotches.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
"I see," Songmi says, her eyes cast down.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
His face glows for much of the episode "The Pine Barrens," cast down into a screen.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022
We made our way through the crush, our visages cast down, little liking the press of people.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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