Despondently
Despondently adverb - With desperation.
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Synonyms for Despondently
Lugubriously and despondently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lugubriously" instead an adverb "Despondently".
Lugubriously
Lugubriously adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: 18th-century gravestones typically have inscriptions in which the brevity of life and the certainty of death are lugubriously noted
Despondently and lugubriously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despondently" instead an adverb "Lugubriously".
Nearby Word: lugubrious
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Related pairs
- ruefully and despondently
- ruefully and lugubriously
- disconsolately and despondently
- disconsolately and lugubriously
- despairingly and despondently
- despairingly and lugubriously
- dispiritedly and despondently
- dispiritedly and lugubriously
- dejectedly and despondently
- dejectedly and lugubriously
- sadly and despondently
- sadly and lugubriously
- woefully and despondently
- woefully and lugubriously
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