dispiritedly
In dejected manner
In a manner showing loss of hope, enthusiasm, or morale.
Someone who acts dispiritedly has had their spirit dampened—they move through tasks without energy or optimism: She dispiritedly scrolled through job listings after another rejection.
The word suggests deflation rather than despair, a sagging of will rather than its collapse.
In a disheartened manner
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- downcastSad or despondent
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- glumQuietly dejected
morose · sullen · woebegone · forlorn · melancholy · dolefully · glumly · sadly
Without any expectation
- despairinglyIn a hopeless manner
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
- futilelyIn a fruitless manner
- pessimisticallyWith negative expectations
fatalistically · resignedly · helplessly · emptily · pointlessly · nihilistically · surrendered · abandoned
In disheartened fashion
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- dampenedMade moist or subdued
deflated · unenthusiastically · halfheartedly · apathetically · indifferently · languidly · tepidly · reluctantly
In a vanquished manner
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
subdued · overcome · overwhelmed · bested · outmatched · routed · trounced · humbled
dejectedly
In a disheartened manner
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- downcastSad or despondent
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
glum · morose · sullen · woebegone · forlorn · melancholy · dolefully · glumly · sadly · unhappily
hopelessly
Without any expectation
- despairinglyIn a hopeless manner
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
- futilelyIn a fruitless manner
pessimistically · fatalistically · resignedly · helplessly · emptily · pointlessly · nihilistically · surrendered · abandoned · lost
discouragedly
In disheartened fashion
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- uninspiredLacking creative spark
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
dampened · deflated · unenthusiastically · halfheartedly · apathetically · indifferently · languidly · tepidly · reluctantly · unwillingly
defeatedly
In a vanquished manner
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
demoralized · subdued · overcome · overwhelmed · bested · outmatched · routed · trounced · humbled · broken
dispiritedlyenthusiastically
With eager excitement
spiritedly · eagerly · energetically · animatedly · vivaciously