1 : a ludicrous figure : clown. 2 : a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid person acting like a ridiculous buffoon.
SYNONYMS FOR sad1 unhappy, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, depressed, dejected, melancholy.
: given to, arising from, or marked by despair : devoid of hope.
1 : previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense —used of a biological generic or specific name. 2a : lost in thought also : absorbed in some preoccupation. b : already occupied.
1 : having a drooping crest or hanging head. 2 : feeling shame or humiliation : dejected After losing the playoff game, the team was crestfallen.
transitive verb. : to deprive of morale or enthusiasm.
? Opposite of filled with sadness or melancholy. joyful. joyous. happy.
In this page you can discover 71 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for disappoint, like: frustrate, dash one's hopes, tease, chagrin, leave unsatisfied, disgruntle, tantalize, discontent, let down, delude and deceive.
transitive verb. 1 : to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness. 2 : to cause to become nervous : upset.
Degrade sentence examples
- On its being suggested to him that his acceptance of this position would degrade an ex-president, Adams replied that no person could be degraded by serving the people as a representative in congress or, he added, as a selectman of his town.
- Every day I stay in this house I degrade myself further.
Example: He demonstrated his knowledge of computers. Example: The project gave him the opportunity to use his knowledge. Example: We shared our knowledge of fine wines. Example: He read many books to increase his knowledge.
Disparage sentence examples
- He made some remarks to disparage the women's game in the past.
- There are people who want to disparage this excellent approach.
- What does it mean to the client when their boss talks to them in a manner to disparage them?
- The suspicions of those who are never sorry to disparage the great have been of various kinds.
Examples of reliable in a SentenceAdjective He's not very reliable. You can't always count on him to do what he says he'll do. We can't write a report without reliable data. We need more reliable information before we can take action.
Fruitless sentence examples
- He must have thought it fruitless to pursue that angle so he moved on.
- Fred, seeing that further discussion was fruitless, excused himself.
- Denying it seemed fruitless yet I couldn't bring myself to confirm what she was saying.
- His victories over the Turks were fruitless so far as Poland was concerned.
Anticipated in a Sentence ??
- We have anticipated this obstacle, and we have already made all of the preparations needed in order to overcome it.
- The thunderstorm in the sky right now was not something we anticipated, and it ruined our picnic completely.
In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for which, like: that, and which, whichever, what, and-that, whatever, who, thus, one, therefore and in this way.
1 : to move with a violent twist also : to undergo twisting. 2 : to pull or strain at something with violent twisting. transitive verb. 1 : to twist violently. 2 : to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining wrenched her back.
1 : an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe. 2 : an object of scorn, mockery, or derision. scoff. verb (1) scoffed; scoffing; scoffs.
1a : a place for storing goods or motor vehicles. b : store, cache a fat depot in the body. 2a : a place for the storage of military supplies.
exhausted in strength, endurance
gingerly JIN-jer-lee adjective. : very cautious or careful.
