What is another word for discontented?
467 synonyms found
What does the word content mean?
What does the sentence "he is so discontented that he's going to quit his job" mean?
How to be content?
What does the word discontent mean?
What does the word dissent mean?
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɪskəntˈɛntɪd], [ dˌɪskəntˈɛntɪd], [ d_ˌɪ_s_k_ə_n_t_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_d]
Discontented is a word that describes a feeling of dissatisfaction or unhappiness. Synonyms for discontented include dissatisfied, disgruntled, unhappy, disgruntled, malcontented, and restless. Dissatisfied means not pleased or satisfied with something, while disgruntled implies a feeling of resentment or frustration. Unhappy describes a feeling of being sad or miserable, while malcontented suggests a feeling of open rebellion against something. Restless refers to a feeling of restlessness or anxiety, usually related to a feeling of discontent. All of these synonyms for discontented describe a general feeling of unhappiness or dissatisfaction, and they can be used interchangeably depending on the context.
Semantically related questions:
Table of Contents
Similar words for discontented:
- disappointed (adjective)
- envious (adjective)
- querulous (adjective)
- weary (adjective)
- complaining (adjective)
- disaffected (adjective)
- discontented (adjective)
- disgruntled (adjective)
- fed up (adjective)
- frustrated (adjective)
- grouchy (adjective)
- malcontent (adjective)
- miserable (adjective)
- sour (adjective)
- unhappy (adjective)
- unhappy (noun)
Synonyms for Discontented:
-
adj.
• disappointed • envious- begrudging ,
- covetous ,
- desirous ,
- dissatisfied ,
- envious ,
- greedy ,
- green-eyed ,
- grudging ,
- resentful ,
- yearning .
- bearish ,
- huffy irascible ,
- out of sorts peevish ,
- thin-skinned touchy ,
- waspy ,
- Grumbly ,
- wailing ,
- whinier ,
- whiniest .
- Fretting ,
- be wailing ,
- be-wailing ,
- dis approving ,
- dis-approving ,
- more accusing ,
- more bewailing ,
- more charging ,
- more disapproving ,
- more dissenting ,
- more fretting ,
- more moaning ,
- more mourning ,
- more murmuring ,
- more protesting ,
- more regretting ,
- more repining ,
- most accusing ,
- most bewailing ,
- most charging ,
- most disapproving ,
- most dissenting ,
- most fretting ,
- most moaning ,
- most mourning ,
- most murmuring ,
- most protesting ,
- most regretting ,
- most repining ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-testing ,
- re pining ,
- re-pining .
- dis affected ,
- dis loyal ,
- dis satisfied ,
- dis-affected ,
- dis-loyal ,
- dis-satisfied ,
- in different ,
- in-different ,
- more unsubmissive ,
- most unsubmissive ,
- un compliant ,
- un friendlier ,
- un friendliest ,
- un friendly ,
- un submissive ,
- un-compliant ,
- un-friendlier ,
- un-friendliest ,
- un-friendly ,
- un-submissive .
- dis contented ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis-contented ,
- dis-quieted ,
- ex-asperated ,
- more bitching ,
- more disquieted ,
- most bitching ,
- most discontented ,
- most disquieted ,
- most exasperated .
- bad tempered ,
- dis content ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis-content ,
- dis-pleased ,
- more bellyaching ,
- more crabbing ,
- more griping ,
- more grousing ,
- more kicking ,
- more kvetching ,
- more malcontented ,
- more uncontent ,
- more ungratified ,
- more vexed ,
- most bellyaching ,
- most crabbing ,
- most griping ,
- most grousing ,
- most kicking ,
- most kvetching ,
- most malcontented ,
- most uncontent ,
- most ungratified ,
- most vexed ,
- un content ,
- un gratified ,
- un-content ,
- un-gratified ,
- uncontent .
- more sated ,
- more satiated ,
- more surfeited ,
- most sated ,
- most satiated ,
- most surfeited ,
- sated ,
- satiated ,
- sick tired .
- dis heartened ,
- dis-heartened ,
- hung upon ,
- more crimped ,
- more disheartened ,
- more irked ,
- more stonewalled ,
- more stymied ,
- more unsated ,
- more unslaked ,
- most crabbed ,
- most crimped ,
- most disheartened ,
- most irked ,
- most stonewalled ,
- most stymied ,
- most unsated ,
- most unslaked ,
- through mill ,
- un sated ,
- un slaked ,
- un-sated ,
- un-slaked ,
- up wall .
- Racked ,
- de solate ,
- de stroyed ,
- de-solate ,
- de-stroyed ,
- down mouth ,
- down the mouth ,
- more agonized ,
- more anguished ,
- more hurting ,
- more racked ,
- more suffering ,
- more tormented ,
- more tortured ,
- most agonized ,
- most anguished ,
- most hurting ,
- most racked ,
- most suffering ,
- most tormented ,
- most tortured ,
- on downer ,
- pained ,
- ruthful ,
- wounded .
-
n.
-
•
- dismayed ,
- inconsolable .
- sad .
Other synonyms:
- Gutted .
- unhappy .
- sorry .
Other relevant words:
- A ,
- Against ,
- Bewailing ,
- Complaintful ,
- Crabbing ,
- Despaired ,
- Desponding ,
- Disapprobatory ,
- Dissatisfying ,
- Dumpish ,
- Envied ,
- Extorted ,
- Griping ,
- Infestive ,
- Malcontented ,
- Moping ,
- Mopish ,
- Mumpish ,
- Murmured ,
- Piqued ,
- Pleasureless ,
- Regretted ,
- Saddened ,
- Unapproving ,
- abrupt ,
- accuse ,
- acid ,
- acrimonious ,
- affliction ,
- alienation ,
- ambitious ,
- anger ,
- angered ,
- angry ,
- anguish ,
- animadvert ,
- annoyed ,
- audacity ,
- bad-tempered ,
- be discontented ,
- beefing ,
- bellyaching ,
- bemoan ,
- bewail ,
- bitching ,
- bitter ,
- boldness ,
- brass ,
- browned off ,
- brusque ,
- call ,
- caustic ,
- chapfallen ,
- cheerless ,
- cheesed off ,
- chopfallen ,
- churlish ,
- complain ,
- complaint ,
- con ,
- corrosive ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- cranky ,
- croaking ,
- croon ,
- cross ,
- crusty ,
- curmudgeonly ,
- curt ,
- dejected ,
- dejectedly ,
- despondently ,
- disaffected ,
- disaffection ,
- disappointment ,
- disapproving ,
- discontent ,
- discontentedly ,
- discontentment ,
- disenchanted ,
- disgruntled ,
- disgruntlement ,
- disgusted ,
- disheartened ,
- dislike ,
- disloyalty ,
- displeased ,
- displeasure ,
- disquieted ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- dissatisfy ,
- dissentient ,
- dissenting ,
- dissident ,
- distress ,
- distressed ,
- disturbed ,
- doleful ,
- dolor ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- edgy ,
- embittered ,
- estrangement ,
- exacting ,
- exasperated ,
- exigent ,
- face ,
- faultfinding ,
- fed up ,
- forlornly ,
- fretful ,
- frustrated ,
- gloomily ,
- gloomy ,
- glum ,
- glumly ,
- grief ,
- grievance ,
- grim ,
- grouchy ,
- grousing ,
- growling ,
- grumble ,
- grumbling ,
- grumpy ,
- heavy-hearted ,
- humorless ,
- humourless ,
- hypercritical ,
- ill at ease ,
- ill-affected ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-natured ,
- ill-tempered ,
- impatient ,
- in a way ,
- in low spirits ,
- in the doldrums ,
- in the dumps ,
- indignant ,
- irritated ,
- joyless ,
- lamenting ,
- let down ,
- look black ,
- look blue ,
- look glum ,
- low ,
- malcontent ,
- melancholy ,
- mirthless ,
- miserable ,
- miserably ,
- moody ,
- morose ,
- mournfully ,
- murmuring ,
- mutter ,
- muttering ,
- nasty ,
- needy ,
- not satisfactory ,
- opposed ,
- opposing ,
- out of humor ,
- out of spirits ,
- out of temper ,
- pain ,
- peeved ,
- peevish ,
- perturbed ,
- petulant ,
- poor ,
- put out ,
- querulant ,
- querulous ,
- querulously ,
- rebellious ,
- regret ,
- remonstrate ,
- repine ,
- restive ,
- restless ,
- restlessly ,
- sadly ,
- snappish ,
- sorrowfully ,
- sour ,
- speak ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- take on ,
- take to heart ,
- testily ,
- testy ,
- troubled ,
- turned-off ,
- unaccepting ,
- unaccommodating ,
- unappreciative ,
- uncheerful ,
- uncomfortable ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- uneasy ,
- unfavorable ,
- unfavourable ,
- unfulfilled ,
- ungoverned ,
- ungratified ,
- unhappily ,
- unhappiness ,
- unpleasant ,
- unsatisfied ,
- unsmiling ,
- unwilling ,
- verbalize ,
- vexed ,
- weary ,
- weep ,
- whining ,
- whiny ,
- wretched .
-
•
-
•
-
•
How to use "Discontented" in context?
I can't help but feel discontent. No matter how hard I try, nothing seems to work out the way I want it to. I keep going back and forth between feeling upset and frustrated, and resignation and apathy. It's as if I'm stuck in a never-ending cycle of unhappiness. I've tried everything to rid myself of the discontentment, but it just keeps coming back. What am I doing wrong?
Paraphrases for Discontented:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
- highest relevancy
- medium relevancy
- lowest relevancy
-
Equivalence
-
Adjective
disaffected, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied.
-
Verb, past participle
dissatisfied.
-
Adjective
-
Independent
-
Verb, past participle
disturbed, frustrated, upset.
-
Verb, past participle
-
Other Related
-
Adjective
aggrieved, frustrated, resentful, unhappy, unsatisfactory.
-
Adjective
Homophones for Discontented:
Word of the Day
phosphatide
- Synonyms:
