Contented and Malcontent

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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Malcontent is an antonym for contented.

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

Usage example: she seems like a very malcontent person, always acting as if the entire world were out to get her

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Contented is an antonym for malcontent.

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