Contented and Discontent

Opposite meaning words

Contented adjective - Feeling that one's needs or desires have been met.

Usage example: having had her fill of candy, the contented girl sank back into the easy chair and dozed off

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Discontent is an antonym for contented in happy topic.

Discontent adjective - Having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions.

Usage example: a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life

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Contented is an antonym for discontent.

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