downcast
Sad and low, often looking at the ground.
downcast in a sentence
- Ella was downcast after the picnic was cancelled, staring at her shoes all afternoon.
- The goalkeeper looked downcast after letting in the winning goal, and nothing could cheer him up.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to downcast?
- Asad
- Bcheerful
- Chappy
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A: sad. The other three mean the opposite of downcast.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to downcast?
- Alow
- Bcheerful
- Csad
- Dgloomy
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B: cheerful. The other three mean nearly the same as downcast.
Words that mean something similar
sad, gloomy, low
Words that mean the opposite
cheerful, happy
More words about emotions & feelings
- dread: A strong fear of something that is going to happen.
- dumbfounded: So amazed that you cannot speak.
- eager: Very keen and excited to do something.
- ecstatic: So happy that you can hardly contain it.
- elated: Extremely happy and excited.
- embrace: To hug someone warmly, or to accept something new eagerly.
- enchant: To delight someone so much that it feels like magic.
- enrage: To make someone extremely angry.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test