Synonyms & related words for despondency

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of despondency — including disconsolateness, dejection, despair, downheartedness, hopelessness, disheartenment. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to despondency

Explore words related to despondency — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include despondence, heartsickness, cheerlessness, despond, gloominess, dolefulness, disconsolation, moroseness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for despondency

Common synonyms for despondency include disconsolateness, dejection, despair, downheartedness, hopelessness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, dejectedness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does despondency come from?

The word despondency breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root spond-, from Latin spondeo (“promise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.