discouragedly

In dispirited manner

In a discouraged manner—showing loss of confidence, enthusiasm, or hope.

The word is rare; most writers prefer related forms like discouraged or with discouragement: She sighed discouragedly and closed her laptop.

dejected

crestfallen

Sad from disappointment

gloomily · sadly · forlornly · mournfully · sorrowfully · melancholically · disconsolately · wistfully · heavily · glumly

defeated

hopelessly

Without any expectation

resignedly · futilely · bleakly · desolately · crushingly · abjectly · brokenly · irretrievably · impossibly · grimly

demotivated

uninspired

Lacking creative spark

apathetically · dispiritedly · unenthusiastically · lackadaisically · passively · sluggishly · disengaged · indifferently · reluctantly · wearily

resigned

acquiescently

In yielding manner

stoically · fatalistically · yieldingly · obediently · meekly · docilely

Opposites
emotional state/manner

discouragedlyhopefully

With optimistic expectation

optimistically · enthusiastically · animatedly · spiritedly · confidently

Family

discouraged, undiscouraged

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