weighed down

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

Example Sentences

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Motorbikes are ubiquitous in Hanoi, with nearly seven million used by commuters, families or weighed down by piles of goods, and they outnumber cars roughly seven to one.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Outside advanced manufacturing, the economy is moribund, weighed down by debt, deflation and aging demographics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Outside is a serene garden under a canopy of branches weighed down by iridescent copper bells, all handmade.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

His father followed behind, propped up by relatives on both sides but weighed down by grief.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

When Hideo speaks again, his voice is low, weighed down with a haunting, all-consuming guilt.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

weighed down

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