Shot down


Synonyms for shot down
adj depressed, blue

gloomy
dispirited
morose
despondent
crestfallen
glum
discouraged
drooping
down
black
low
clouded

abject
bleak
cheerless
disconsolate
dismal
doleful
down in the mouth
downcast
downhearted
droopy
heavyhearted
low-spirited

melancholy
miserable
moody
sad
spiritless
woebegone
wretched
disheartened
hurting
sagging
dampened
dashed

dragged
all torn up
atrabilious
broody
bummed out
cast down
down in the dumps
in the pits
mopey
mopish

Antonyms for shot down

cheerful
encouraged
elated

joyous
happy
heartened

inspirited
upright
above

Synonyms
adj upset, despondent

melancholic
grief-stricken
melancholy
suicidal
pessimistic
depressed
dejected
blue
oppressed

anxious
brokenhearted
cynical
desperate
disconsolate
downcast
forlorn
frantic
hopeless

inconsolable
miserable
sad
wretched
sunk
in pain
in the dumps
in the pits
in the soup

no-win
not a prayer
strabilious
weighed down
at end of one’s rope
can’t win

Antonyms

cheerful
encouraged
joyous

confident
happy
expectant

hopeful

Synonyms
adj depressed

morose
forlorn
dejected
sad
glum
discouraged
blue
despairing
disconsolate

dispirited
doleful
down
downcast
downhearted
gloomy
hopeless
low
low-spirited

melancholy
miserable
mourning
sorrowful
woebegone
wretched
disheartened
all torn up
bummed-out

cast-down
griefstricken
grieving
in a blue funk
in despair
in the pits

Antonyms

cheerful
joyful
encouraged

elated
spirited
happy

hopeful
up

Synonyms
adj let down, saddened

disenchanted
discontented
discouraged
complaining
beaten
upset
disconcerted
defeated

down
depressed
disillusioned
dissatisfied
frustrated
distressed
disgruntled
aghast

crestfallen
despondent
downcast
downhearted
hopeless
unhappy
unsatisfied
worsted

objecting
thwarted
balked
vanquished
foiled
chapfallen
down in the dumps
taken down

Antonyms

encouraged
contented
pleased
satisfied
cheerful

fulfilled
delighted
excited
enchanted
happy

heartened
unworried
calm
comforted

Synonyms
adj upset

perturbed
shaky
miffed
anxious
agitated
jittery
distraught
troubled
afflicted
peeved
concerned
distracted

worried
discombobulated
wired
wrecked
bothered
antsy
cut up
disconsolate
fidgety
inconsolable
jumpy
uptight

wretched
distrait
ripped
exercised
harassed
bugged
tormented
spooked
dragged
saddened
shook
basket case

all torn up
bummed out
bundle of nerves
hyper
in a stew
in a tizzy
shook up
strung out
unconsolable
unglued
up the wall

Antonyms

pleased
peaceful
untroubled
collected

glad
joyful
calm
cool

happy
unworried
comforted

Synonyms
adj depressed, unhappy

forlorn
discouraged
blue
down
bad
low
moody
cheerless
crestfallen
dejected
despondent
disappointed

disconsolate
dispirited
distressed
doleful
downhearted
droopy
dull
gloomy
glum
heartsick
listless
low-spirited

miserable
morose
oppressed
sad
troubled
woebegone
brooding
bummed out
cast down
chapfallen
daunted
disheartened

dismayed
down in the dumps
down-in-the-mouth
dragged
in pain
mopey
singing the blues
sunk
weighed down

Antonyms

cheerful
honest
elated
glad

satisfied
gay
happy
decent

above
upright
heartened

Synonyms
adj futile, pessimistic

forlorn
sad
tragic
useless
desperate
impossible
helpless
pointless
bad
cynical
dejected

demoralized
despairing
despondent
disconsolate
discouraging
downhearted
fatal
gone
ill-fated
impracticable
incurable

irreparable
irrevocable
lost
menacing
sinister
threatening
unavailing
unfortunate
vain
woebegone
irreversible

beyond recall
goner
in despair
irredeemable
no-win
past hope
sunk
unachievable
unmitigable
up the creek
worsening

Antonyms

cheerful
joyful
auspicious
encouraging
promising

happy
hopeful
good
bright
expectant

optimistic
propitious
rosy

Synonyms
adj depressed, troubled

black
bleak
blue
cheerless
crestfallen
dejected
despondent
disconsolate
dismal

dispirited
doleful
down
downcast
downhearted
dreary
forlorn
gloomy
grief-stricken

grim
hangdog
low
lugubrious
melancholy
miserable
mournful
sad
sorrowful

unhappy
woeful
wretched
bummed out
chapfallen
down-in-the-mouth
hurting
in pain
long-faced

Antonyms

enthused
excited

untroubled
happy

Synonyms
adj hopeless

bad
cureless
cynical
dejected
demoralized
despairing
desperate
despondent
disconsolate
discouraging
downhearted
fatal

forlorn
gone
helpless
ill-fated
impossible
impracticable
incurable
irreparable
irreversible
irrevocable
lost
menacing

pointless
sad
sinister
threatening
tragic
unavailing
unfortunate
useless
vain
woebegone
beyond recall
goner

in despair
irredeemable
no-win
past hope
sunk
unachievable
unmitigable
up the creek
worsening

Synonyms
verb attack

abuse
invade
rape
violate
beset
trash
advance
ruin

blitz
bushwhack
jump
charge
slam
zap
storm
strike

assail
blast
bash
come down on
go for
lay into
shoot down
haul off on

let have it
light into
set upon
slap around
work over
jump down one’s throat
jump on one’s case

Antonyms

retreat

decrease

praise

Synonyms
verb assault verbally

blame
criticize
abuse
impugn
revile

refute
stretch
blitz
censure
berate

malign
vilify
reprove
lay into
shoot down

jump down one’s throat
jump on one’s case

Antonyms

praise
compliment
sanction
aid
protect
resist
retreat

shelter
shield
surrender
withstand
commend
approve
endorse

defend
submit
support
sustain
be lazy
slough off

Synonyms
verb detract

criticize
decry
squelch
discredit
deride
scorn
downplay
disparage
underestimate
blister
derogate
lower

deprecate
knock
minimize
smear
undervalue
squash
rip
discount
slam
pan
roast
downgrade

diminish
scorch
depreciate
underrate
bad-mouth
put down
run down
sour grapes
take down
tear down
write off
cut down to size

cut to the quick
dispraise
dump on
pooh pooh
poor mouth
scoff at
shoot down
shoot full of holes
sneer at
take a swipe at
take down a peg

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
increase
enlarge
overrate

upgrade
build up
exaggerate
approve
commend
flatter

raise
overestimate
overvalue
value

Synonyms
verb defeat; gain advantage

beat
trounce
outclass
outshine
conquer
surpass
blank
outdo
knock off
overcome
transcend
exceed
lick
deck

outstrip
tan
total
prevail
whip
cream
bulldoze
floor
top
excel
better
master
lambaste
wax

trash
wallop
blast
wipe
zap
waste
drub
clobber
thrash
triumph
beat up
put away
shut down
take down

wipe out
take care of
whop
flax
KO
whomp
get the better of
let have it
shoot down
triumph over
wipe the floor with

Antonyms

retreat
surrender
forfeit
praise
uphold

relent
lose
fail
yield
fall behind

build
give up
be inferior

Synonyms
verb reduce or hurt

abase
cut down
damage
drop
fell
floor
injure

level
lower
murder
overthrow
overturn
prostrate
pull down

slay
tumble
undermine
upset
wound
KO
knock down

lay low
mow down
shoot down
throw down

Antonyms

aid
encourage

help
raise

Synonyms
verb degrade, shame

disgrace
dishonor
cheapen
demean
demoralize
humiliate
lower
debauch
humble

reduce
cripple
devalue
abase
corrupt
enfeeble
disable
sink
debilitate

deprave
sap
devaluate
undermine
weaken
put away
put down
take down
bemean

cast down
drag down
dump on
fluff off
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
upgrade
enhance
increase
praise
cleanse
improve
purify
build up

grow
invigorate
aid
assist
enable
dignify
laud
clean
esteem

boost
raise
rise
strengthen
help
elevate
value
clear

Synonyms
verb humiliate

disconcert
mortify
dash
debunk

humble
chasten
dispirit
put down

take down
cut down to size
kick in the teeth
knock down

let down easy
let wind out of sails
puncture balloon
shoot down

Antonyms

aid
assist
inflate

build up
encourage
help

blow up
expand
boost

Synonyms
verb shame, humiliate

debase
lessen
reduce
impair
downgrade
discredit
cheapen
demean
vitiate
degenerate
corrupt
diminish
disgrace

weaken
deteriorate
pervert
bump
debauch
slam
demote
abase
injure
dishonor
bust
bench
depose

decry
deprave
pan
derogate
canker
break
sink
detract
belittle
lower
humble
disparage
put down

rule out
run down
take down
tear down
disbar
bemean
cast down
cut down to size
declass
mudsling
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
praise
upgrade
enhance
improve
purify
enlarge
increase
grow
aid

assist
exalt
mend
compliment
laud
build up
admire
extend
raise
strengthen

expand
help
develop
flatter
promote
fix
rise
approve
elevate

Synonyms
verb render inoperative; cripple

paralyze
knock out
harm
immobilize
wreck
handicap
debilitate
ruin
incapacitate
damage
hurt
impair

exhaust
shatter
maim
mutilate
mangle
undermine
weaken
invalidate
disarm
hamstring
enfeeble
unfit

enervate
sap
hock
muzzle
total
sabotage
mar
batter
spoil
kibosh
disqualify
blunt

attenuate
prostrate
unbrace
disenable
pinion
hogtie
put out of action
render incapable
shoot down
take out
throw monkey wrench in
unstrengthen

Antonyms

mobilize
aid
assist
benefit
improve
mend

create
invigorate
heal
permit
increase
enable

fix
help
build
repair
cure
strengthen

Synonyms
adj dejected, sad

crestfallen
depressed
glum
despondent
down
blue

low
discouraged
disconsolate
downbeat
downcast
downhearted

funky
gloomy
melancholy
morose
spiritless
woebegone

disheartened
dragged
bummed-out
in the doldrums
shot-down

Antonyms

elated
encouraged
cheerful
enthused

happy
above
heartened
gay

decent
inspirited

Synonyms
verb destroy; remove

wipe out
annihilate
exterminate
expunge
stamp out
abolish
erase
eliminate
uproot
extinguish

efface
demolish
total
off
abate
liquidate
obliterate
trash
squash
purge

extirpate
scratch
scrub
waste
raze
do away with
rub out
weed out
deracinate
torpedo

blot out
mow down
root out
shoot down
take out
unroot
wash out

Antonyms

create
ratify
construct
schedule
set up

aid
assist
institute
build
bear

keep
establish
fix
help
plant

Synonyms
verb discredit

invalidate
disprove
refute

repudiate
deflate
debunk

belie
confute
puncture

discard
shoot down
shoot full of holes

Antonyms

validate
prove
build up

attest
implode
approve

endorse

Synonyms
verb chop down

shoot
tumble
drop
flatten
slash
raze
rive
gash
cleave

cut
level
floor
demolish
down
hew
split
sunder
hack

prostrate
mangle
dash
sever
ground
bowl over
bring down
cut down
pull down

shoot down
blow down
cause to fall
knock down
knock over
lay low
mow down
strike down
throw down

Antonyms

unite
construct
combine
aid

assist
erect
raise
join

build
help

Synonyms
verb embarrass, put down

depress
disgrace
subdue
humble
confuse
crush
shame
demean
degrade
snub
discountenance
rip
confound

abash
slam
mortify
abase
debase
dishonor
pan
chagrin
lower
denigrate
squash
break
base

conquer
downplay
blister
discomfit
deny
chasten
smear
wither
vanquish
bring down
play down
put to shame
run down

take down
tear down
bemean
bring low
cast down
cut down to size
make a fool of
make ashamed
put out of countenance
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
respect
release
build up
praise
upgrade
compliment

cherish
laud
surrender
encourage
promote
flatter
elevate

boost
agree
allow
fail
lose
yield

Synonyms
verb destroy

wipe out
annihilate
expunge
exterminate
knock out
ravage
erase
eliminate
smash
black out
obscure
eradicate
scratch

kill
extirpate
cancel
ax
total
zap
cut
waste
efface
finish
scrub
liquidate
squash

nix
sink
trash
off
level
cover
defeat
delete
bog
do in
knock off
rub out
wash out

torpedo
KO
X-out
blot out
blue pencil
finish off
mark out
root out
rub off
shoot down
take apart
take out
wipe off face of earth

Antonyms

create
revive
aid
assist
schedule
set up

construct
build
help
bear
add
fix

begin
initiate
start
leave alone
save
keep

Synonyms
verb oppose

criticize
contradict
controvert

attack
argue
debate

call into question
shoot down
take issue

Antonyms

harmonize

approve

agree

Synonyms
verb prove false; discredit

repudiate
contradict
expose
counter
quash
oppose
disprove
squelch
rebut
invalidate
negate
cancel

debate
contend
top
crush
overthrow
convict
dispute
contravene
demolish
burn
parry
disclaim

confute
abnegate
gainsay
break
explode
silence
dispose of
show up
tear down
evert
argue against
blow sky high

burn down
cancel out
disconfirm
give the lie to
give thumbs down to
reply to
shoot down
shoot full of holes
take a stand against

Antonyms

concede
aid
assist
permit
uphold
give in
surrender
release

concur
prove
ratify
sanction
approve
agree
help
allow

support
go along
lose
yield
endorse
fix

Synonyms
verb say no to

refuse
spurn
renounce
veto
scrap
dismiss
deny
repudiate
turn down
rebuff
repulse
shed
burn

despise
disbelieve
kill
exclude
decline
second
discredit
eliminate
slough
scorn
reprobate
scoff
jilt

cashier
disallow
discount
nix
scout
shun
jettison
disdain
chuck
repel
discard
cast off
pass by

put down
throw away
throw out
cast aside
cast out
give thumbs down to
not buy
pass on
pass up
shoot down

Antonyms

grant
OK
sanction
welcome
attract
admire
include
increase

praise
choose
ratify
accept
allow
approve
keep
agree

admit
like
love
believe
trust
take on

Synonyms
verb declare null and void

invalidate
annul
revoke
reverse
wipe out
void
dismantle
abolish
nullify

lift
withdraw
cancel
abrogate
rescind
blow
scrub
recall
backpedal

countermand
nix
kill
vacate
zap
back out
call off
opt out
throw over

set aside
KO
X-out
renig
shoot down
stand down
wash out
weasel out
worm out

Antonyms

permit
validate
enforce
sanction
institute
legalize

ratify
uphold
approve
keep
build
allow

establish
support
enact
pass

Synonyms
verb disgrace, embarrass

debase
ridicule
dishonor
discredit
mortify
reproach

humiliate
defile
blot
smear
humble
disconcert

confound
abash
degrade
stain
take down
cut down to size

give a black eye
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
laud
praise
upgrade

clean
respect
elevate
flatter

credit
promote
be proud
regard

Synonyms
verb criticize very harshly

slap
slash
scourge
scathe

excoriate
flay
attack
damn

lambaste
castigate
vilify
pan

lash into
shoot down

Antonyms

protect
compliment

laud
praise

flatter

Synonyms
verb refuse permission

deny
refuse
rule out
turn down
reject
prohibit
cut
burn

disapprove
forbid
blackball
negative
discountenance
disallow
negate
nix

interdict
kill
defeat
ban
pass
decline
pass by
put down

throw away
throw out
thumbs down
give thumbs down
not go for
pass on
shoot down

Antonyms

grant
OK
sanction
permit

aid
ratify
allow
accept

approve
help
lose

Synonyms
verb disable

paralyze
debilitate
shatter
incapacitate
impair
cripple
mutilate
mangle
disarm
invalidate
harm
hamstring
enfeeble

unfit
enervate
sap
hock
weaken
muzzle
total
wreck
ruin
damage
kibosh
maim
blunt

exhaust
mar
handicap
hurt
batter
spoil
undermine
prostrate
sabotage
attenuate
action
disqualify
knock out

unbrace
disenable
pinion
hogtie
put out of action
render incapable
shoot down
take out
throw monkey wrench in
unstrengthen

Antonyms

mobilize
aid
assist
mend
permit
benefit
improve
animate

invigorate
increase
create
grow
heal
assuage
soothe
cure

help
strengthen
fix
allow
build
repair
please

Synonyms
verb slam

blister
excoriate
castigate
scourge
drub
flay
slap

attack
score
damn
lambaste
slash
pan
lash

vilify
scorch
rake over the coals
scathe
crawl all over
lash into
put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat
read the riot act to
rip into
shoot down
burn someone’s ears
pin someone’s ears back

Antonyms

compliment
laud

praise
protect

mend

Synonyms
verb slam

blister
scourge
slap
attack
score
damn
scorch

slash
lash
pan
castigate
drub
excoriate
flay

lambaste
rake over the coals
scarify
vilify
crawl all over
lash into
put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat
read the riot act to
rip into
shoot down
burn someone’s ears
pin someone’s ears back

Antonyms

protect

mend

praise

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