crestfallenly
With drooping spirits
In a dejected or dispirited manner, with the downcast demeanor of someone whose hopes or pride have been dashed: She crestfallenly accepted the rejection letter.
The adverb derives from crestfallen, evoking the drooping crest of a defeated rooster.
In a disheartened manner
- downcastSad or despondent
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- forlornlyIn hopeless sadness
- gloomilyIn a dejected manner
mournfully · sorrowfully · disconsolately · woefully · dolefully · melancholically · somberly · heavily
In disheartened fashion
- dispiritedlyIn a discouraged way
- disheartenedlyIn dispirited fashion
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
disheartened · resigned · pessimistically · cynically · hopelessly · defeatist · fatalistic · despairing
In letdown fashion
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- let-downFailure to satisfy expectations
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
- disenchantedLost one's illusions
dissatisfied · frustrated · discontented · disillusioned · thwarted · unfulfilled · dashed · deflated
In a vanquished manner
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- bestedOvercame in a contest
humbled · outclassed · outplayed · trounced · overthrown · subdued · conquered · undone
dejectedly
In a disheartened manner
- downcastSad or despondent
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- forlornlyIn hopeless sadness
gloomily · mournfully · sorrowfully · disconsolately · woefully · dolefully · melancholically · somberly · heavily · morosely
discouragedly
In disheartened fashion
- dispiritedlyIn a discouraged way
- disheartenedlyIn dispirited fashion
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
dispirited · disheartened · resigned · pessimistically · cynically · hopelessly · defeatist · fatalistic · despairing · despairingly
disappointedly
In letdown fashion
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- let-downFailure to satisfy expectations
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
disenchanted · dissatisfied · frustrated · discontented · disillusioned · thwarted · unfulfilled · dashed · deflated · displeased
defeatedly
In a vanquished manner
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
bested · humbled · outclassed · outplayed · trounced · overthrown · subdued · conquered · undone · overpowered
crestfallenlytriumphantly
In victorious manner
jubilantly · exultantly · elatedly · victoriously · joyfully