11+ vocabulary theme

Feelings & moods

Happy, sad, scared, cross and everything in between. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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1 word starting with D

disappointed
adj.Foundation
sad because something was not as good as you hoped
Similar:
let down
Opposite:
delighted

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daunt
verbAdvanced
to make someone feel worried or less confident
Similar:
intimidate
Opposite:
encourage
delightful
adj.Core
very pleasing and giving great enjoyment
Similar:
lovely
Opposite:
dreadful
delirious
adj.Advanced
wildly excited or confused, often from fever
Similar:
wild
Opposite:
calm
deplore
verbStretch
to feel or say that something is very wrong or bad
Similar:
condemn
Opposite:
admire
depressing
adj.Core
making you feel sad and without hope
Similar:
gloomy
Opposite:
cheerful
derision
nounAdvanced
scornful laughter or mockery aimed at someone
Similar:
ridicule
Opposite:
admiration
desire
nounCore
a strong feeling of wanting something
Similar:
wish
Opposite:
aversion
desolate
adj.Advanced
empty, bleak and lonely, with no people
Similar:
deserted
Opposite:
cheerful
despair
nounCore
a feeling of having lost all hope
Similar:
hopelessness
Opposite:
hope
desperately
adv.Core
in a way that shows a great or urgent need
Similar:
urgently
Opposite:
calmly
despise
verbCore
to dislike and look down on very strongly
Similar:
hate
Opposite:
admire
despised
adj.Core
strongly disliked and looked down on by others
Similar:
hated
Opposite:
admired

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