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discomfited

See definition of discomfited on Dictionary.com
  • as inashamed
  • as inbeaten
  • as inill at ease
  • as inself-conscious
  • as inuncomfortable

synonyms for discomfited

  • apologetic
  • bashful
  • contrite
  • distraught
  • distressed
  • embarrassed
  • guilty
  • hesitant
  • humble
  • humbled
  • humiliated
  • regretful
  • reluctant
  • repentant
  • shy
  • sorry
  • abashed
  • blushing
  • chagrined
  • compunctious
  • conscience-stricken
  • crestfallen
  • debased
  • demeaned
  • disconcerted
  • flustered
  • meek
  • mortified
  • muddled
  • penitent
  • shamed
  • shamefaced
  • sheepish
  • stammering
  • stuttering
  • submissive
  • humbled
  • overpowered
  • overwhelmed
  • routed
  • baffled
  • bested
  • circumvented
  • conquered
  • cowed
  • crushed
  • disappointed
  • disheartened
  • frustrated
  • licked
  • mastered
  • overcome
  • overthrown
  • ruined
  • subjugated
  • surmounted
  • thwarted
  • undone
  • vanquished
  • worsted
On this page you'll find 194 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to discomfited, such as: apologetic, bashful, contrite, distraught, distressed, and embarrassed.

antonyms for discomfited

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  • calm
  • glad
  • happy
  • joyful
  • unrepentant
  • bold
  • defiant
  • immodest
  • shameless
  • unself-conscious
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    How to use discomfited in a sentence

    When danger was most pressing Lannes was there, the first to head the charge, the first to rally the discomfited.
    NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
    Chartism is defunct, notwithstanding the efforts made by its dishonoured and discomfited leaders to revive it.
    BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUS
    There was none left in the land to fight against them: kings were discomfited in those days.
    THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
    "Ah, pardon," and his face assumed a rather discomfited expression in the presence of the stranger.
    THE NABOBALPHONSE DAUDET
    His comrade now called loudly upon him for aid, and forgetting everything else, the discomfited trooper rushed to his assistance.
    THE SPYJ. FENIMORE COOPER
    As quick as thought Birch was on his feet again, with the sword of the discomfited dragoon in his hand.
    THE SPYJ. FENIMORE COOPER
    And, without another word, the discomfited poet precipitately retired, leaving his cherished sticks behind him.
    ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878VARIOUS
    Long and loud the huzzas which went up when the guns were wheeled once more upon the discomfited foe.
    THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
    There was another fright when the Rebels came back discomfited from Fair Oaks.
    THE BOYS OF '61CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN.
    I retired a little way discomfited, remembering suddenly my own fantastic appearance.
    THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONTLOUIS DE ROUGEMONT
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    WORDS RELATED TO DISCOMFITED

    • baffled
    • bested
    • circumvented
    • conquered
    • cowed
    • crushed
    • disappointed
    • discomfited
    • disheartened
    • frustrated
    • humbled
    • licked
    • mastered
    • overcome
    • overpowered
    • overthrown
    • overwhelmed
    • routed
    • ruined
    • subjugated
    • surmounted
    • thwarted
    • undone
    • vanquished
    • worsted
    Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.