Despondent
Despondent adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Pensive and despondent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pensive" instead an adjective "Despondent".
Pensive
Pensive adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
Despondent and pensive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despondent" instead an adjective "Pensive".
Nearby Word: pensively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and despondent
- melancholy and pensive
- dismal and despondent
- dismal and pensive
- woeful and despondent
- woeful and pensive
- downcast and despondent
- downcast and pensive
- dejected and despondent
- dejected and pensive
- depressed and despondent
- depressed and pensive
- blue and despondent
- blue and pensive
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Pensive and Despondent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despondent/pensive
Despondent & Pensive. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/despondent/pensive>.
Pensive or Despondent. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/despondent/pensive.
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