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English adjective: downcast | |||
| 1. | downcast directed downward | ||
| Samples | A downcast glance. | ||
| Similar | down | ||
| Antonyms | up | ||
| 2. | downcast filled with melancholy and despondency | ||
| Samples | Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face. Gloomy predictions. A gloomy silence. Took a grim view of the economy. The darkening mood. Lonely and blue in a strange city. Depressed by the loss of his job. A dispirited and resigned expression on her face. Downcast after his defeat. Feeling discouraged and downhearted. | ||
| Synonyms | blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited | ||
| Similar | dejected | ||
| Antonyms | elated | ||
English noun: downcast | |||
| 1. | downcast (artifact) a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shaft | ||
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