Contented and Discontented

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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Discontented is an antonym for contented in topics: satisfied, happy.

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

Usage example: he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life

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Contented is an antonym for discontented in topics: dissatisfied, unhappy.

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