low spirits

noun

A state of despondence or melancholy.

“After a week the search party was justifiably in low spirits.”

Opposite
high spiritshigh
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Meanings

nounlow spirits pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA state of despondence or melancholy.

    After a week the search party was justifiably in low spirits.

    Antonyms: high spirits

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA state of despondence or melancholy.

Opposite
high spirits

More synonyms by meaning

nouna state of mild depression

Opposite
high
Broader
depression

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Niedergeschlagenheit
  • NiedergeschlagenheitA state of despondence or melancholy
Polish zły humor
  • zły humorA state of despondence or melancholy
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APA

low spirits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20spirits

MLA

“low spirits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20spirits. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low spirits,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20spirits.

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