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downcast
synonyms for downcast
- discouraged
- forlorn
- bad
- blue
- brooding
- down
- low
- moody
- bummed out
- cast down
- chapfallen
- cheerless
- crestfallen
- daunted
- dejected
- despondent
- disappointed
- disconsolate
- disheartened
- dismayed
- dispirited
- distressed
- doleful
- downhearted
- down in the dumps
- down-in-the-mouth
- dragged
- droopy
- dull
- gloomy
- glum
- heartsick
- in pain
- listless
- low-spirited
- miserable
- mopey
- morose
- oppressed
- sad
- shot down
- singing the blues
- sunk
- troubled
- weighed down
- woebegone
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How to use downcast in a sentence
“I had to have tricks, like moving through the set with my eyes downcast, so that when I opened my eyes I’d be experiencing everything only as Cora, because otherwise it would be too much for Thuso to take in,” Mbedu says.
Filming ‘The Underground Railroad’ was grueling. But the cast grasped ‘the weight of what we were doing.’ | Stuart Miller | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostOthers were more downcast in acknowledging the loss, which was far closer than pollsters predicted.
The soaked one squats on the bridge, eyes furious and downcast.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As he was taken down from the dock to be driven to prison he was downcast, as anyone would be who was publicly sacrificed.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine | Clive Irving | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf we must confess it, they are quite offended and downcast when the cartoons stop.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone | Anthony Paletta | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is downcast, and a senior member of his party comforts him in these words.
Despite the fuzzy pictures, the Daily Mail was quick to point out the star looked "miserable" and “downcast.”
The old man stood, with eyes downcast and hands clasped before him, a picture of humility.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydHer agitation was plain to him, and it puzzled him, as did the downcast glance of eyes usually so bold and insolent in their gaze.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniPale as usual, and with downcast eyes, she entered the room, whither her mother called her.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandThe fire in the stove had burned lower, and its downcast glow revealed less mercilessly the dirty condition of the floor.
Dope | Sax RohmerHenri found her there, at something before nine, rather downcast and worried, and debating about going up to bed.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
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