despondency
How many syllables in despondency?
There are 4 syllables in the word despondency.How to pronounce despondency:
Synonyms for despondency:
agony
anguish
blues
boredom
dejection
depression
desolation
despair
desperation
despond
despondence
disconsolateness
discouragement
dispiritedness
doldrums
downheartedness
dreariness
dumps
forlornness
gloom
gloominess
glumness
grief
heartsickness
hopelessness
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Antonyms for despondency:
ability
achievement
advantage
afterglow
aid
alleviation
amusement
animation
anticipation
assistance
assuagement
beatitude
belief
benefit
blessedness
blessing
bliss
blissfulness
blitheness
boon
brightness
buoyancy
calm
calmness
carefreeness
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