Cast down and Elated

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Cast down adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: newly widowed, he was cast down at the thought of being alone once again

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Elated is an antonym for cast down in topics: depressed, depressing, disappointed.

Elated adjective - Experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.

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Cast down is an antonym for elated.

Nearby Words: elation, elatedly, elating

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