Dejected and Frisky

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Dejected adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private

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Frisky is an antonym for dejected.

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

Frisky adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

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Dejected is an antonym for frisky.

Nearby Words: frisk, frisked, frisking, friskily

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