Dejected and Ecstatic

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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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Ecstatic is an antonym for dejected.

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

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

Usage example: a football player who was ecstatic upon receiving a full athletic scholarship to the college of his choice

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Dejected is an antonym for ecstatic.

Nearby Words: ecstasy, ecstatically

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