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despairing adj.
downcast adj.
forlorn adj.
laden adj.

ADJECTIVE

despairing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grief-stricken melancholic melancholy pessimistic suicidal

STRONG

blue dejected depressed oppressed sunk

WEAK

anxious at end of one's rope brokenhearted can't win cynical desperate disconsolate downcast forlorn frantic hopeless in pain in the dumps in the pits in the soup inconsolable miserable no-win not a prayer sad shot down strabilious wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

cheerful encouraged happy joyous

WEAK

confident expectant hopeful

ADJECTIVE

downcast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discouraged forlorn

STRONG

bad blue brooding down low moody

WEAK

bummed out cast down chapfallen cheerless crestfallen daunted dejected despondent disappointed disconsolate disheartened dismayed dispirited distressed doleful down in the dumps down-in-the-mouth downhearted dragged droopy dull gloomy glum heartsick in pain listless low-spirited miserable mopey morose oppressed sad shot down singing the blues sunk troubled woebegone

Antonyms

STRONG

above cheerful decent gay happy honest upright

WEAK

elated glad heartened satisfied

ADJECTIVE

forlorn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depressed deserted desolate desperate despondent destitute helpless lonely miserable oppressed pathetic pitiful

WEAK

abandoned alone bereft blue cheerless comfortless cynical defenseless despairing destroyed disconsolate down and out dragging forgotten forsaken friendless fruitless futile godforsaken homeless in the dumps lonesome lost pessimistic pitiable solitary tragic unhappy vain woebegone wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful elated happy hopeful populated prosperous rich satisfied secure wealthy worthwhile

WEAK

comforted consolable joyful pleased

ADJECTIVE

laden

Synonyms

STRONG

burdened charged encumbered full hampered oppressed taxed weighted

WEAK

fraught

Antonyms

WEAK

empty light unladen unloaded

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weighed down

For all the difficulty presented by the weight cut, there was little outward sign of Benn being weighed down by the occasion.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Difficult choices" will have to be made regarding "projects to safeguard", NYU's Ndiaye said, especially with people weighed down by high living costs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

However, total vehicle unit sales fell 2.8 percent year-on-year in the first half of calendar 2026, weighed down notably by a 17.1-percent plunge in China.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The hotel company’s second-quarter revenue rose 5% but fell short of analysts’ estimates, as sales were weighed down by a drop in revenue per available room in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The bowl had been covered with a cloth weighed down by stones.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

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