Despondently
Despondently adverb - With desperation.
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Synonyms for Despondently
Plaintively and despondently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Despondently".
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Despondently and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despondently" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
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Related pairs
- darkly and despondently
- darkly and plaintively
- ruefully and despondently
- ruefully and plaintively
- disconsolately and despondently
- disconsolately and plaintively
- despairingly and despondently
- despairingly and plaintively
- dispiritedly and despondently
- dispiritedly and plaintively
- dejectedly and despondently
- dejectedly and plaintively
- sadly and despondently
- sadly and plaintively
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