Dejected and Lively

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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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Lively is an antonym for dejected.

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

Lively adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

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Dejected is an antonym for lively.

Nearby Words: liveliness, liven

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