Downhearted
Downhearted adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state
Mournful and downhearted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mournful" instead an adjective "Downhearted".
Mournful
Mournful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Downhearted and mournful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downhearted" instead an adjective "Mournful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and downhearted
- low and mournful
- melancholy and downhearted
- melancholy and mournful
- dismal and downhearted
- dismal and mournful
- woeful and downhearted
- woeful and mournful
- downcast and downhearted
- downcast and mournful
- dejected and downhearted
- dejected and mournful
- depressed and downhearted
- depressed and mournful
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