Dejected and Sanguine

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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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Sanguine is an antonym for dejected.

Nearby Words: dejection, dejectedly, dejecting

Sanguine adjective - Eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing.

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Dejected is an antonym for sanguine.

Nearby Words: sanguinary, sanguineous

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Sanguine and Dejected. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dejected/sanguine

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