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  • 81gloomy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. obscure, shadowy; despondent, glum. Ant., bright. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dark] Syn. dim, clouded, unlit; see dark 1 . 2. [Melancholy] Syn. downhearted, depressed, morose; see sad 1 . 3.… …

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  • 82low — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. deep (see lowness, depth); moderate, simple; inferior, lowdown, base, mean, coarse; soft, feeble; dejected, depressed. See moderation, inferiority, softness, depression.Ant., high, superior. II… …

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  • 83wistful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. musing, pensive, thoughtful; desirous, wishful, hopeful; eager; craving, yearning. See desire, feeling, thought. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nostalgic, melancholy, sad, longing, yearning, pensive,… …

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  • 84dejected — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. depressed, dispirited, disheartened, cast down; see sad 1 . See Synonym Study at sad . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. depressed, disheartened, saddened, low, dispirited, *bummed, melancholy, downhearted, heavyhearted …

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  • 85dispirited — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dejected, depressed, disheartened; see sad 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dejected, depressed, downhearted, melancholy, blue, glum, discouraged, *down in the dumps, disheartened, despondent, disconsolate. ANT.:… …

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  • 86spiritless — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dull, apathetic, unconcerned; see indifferent 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. listless, *out of it, *dead, suffering from malaise, *down in the dumps, depressed, *bummed out, melancholy, indifferent, lifeless,… …

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  • 87dysphoric — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, gloomy, heavy hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at… …

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  • 88melancholic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy hearted, low, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at… …

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  • 89tristful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at …

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  • 90grieve — I. v. a. Afflict, pain, hurt, distress, sadden, agonize, break one s heart, wound the feelings of, make sorrowful. II. v. n. Sorrow, mourn, lament, suffer, bewail, feel regret, be sad, be heavy hearted, be in pain of mind, be anguished …

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