hangdog

The word “hangdog” has 2 syllables: hang-dog

It's pronounced as /ˈhæŋdɒɡ/


What is synonym and antonym for hangdog?

In the thesaurus, “hangdog” has 96 synonyms and 80 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hangdog along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for hangdog

  • aggrieved
  • agonized
  • anguished
  • ashamed
  • bad
  • black
  • bleak
  • blue
  • brokenhearted
  • browbeaten
  • cast down
  • cheerless
  • comfortless
  • conscience-stricken
  • cowering
  • crestfallen
  • dark
  • darkening
  • defeated
  • dejected
  • depressed
  • depressing
  • desolate
  • despairing
  • despondent
  • disappointed
  • disconsolate
  • discouraged
  • disheartened
  • dismal
  • dispirited
  • distressed
  • doleful
  • dolorous
  • down
  • down in the mouth
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • drear
  • dreary
  • droopy
  • elegiac
  • elegiacal
  • forlorn
  • funereal
  • gloomy
  • glum
  • gray
  • grey
  • grieving
  • guilty
  • heartbroken
  • heartsick
  • heartsore
  • heavyhearted
  • hopeless
  • inconsolable
  • intimidated
  • joyless
  • lachrymose
  • low
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • melancholic
  • melancholy
  • miserable
  • morbid
  • morose
  • mournful
  • murky
  • plaintive
  • regretful
  • rueful
  • sad
  • saddened
  • saturnine
  • sheepish
  • somber
  • sombre
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • suicidal
  • sullen
  • sunk
  • tearful
  • troubled
  • uneasy
  • unhappy
  • unquiet
  • upset
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • worried
  • wretched

Antonyms for hangdog

Meanings of hangdog

  • noun
    1. A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
  • adjective
    1. Low; sneaking; ashamed.

Example Sentences

  • His hangdog expression made it clear he was feeling guilty.
  • The dog had a hangdog look after chewing up the shoes.
  • She gave him a hangdog stare when he apologized for being late.
  • The actor wore a hangdog face in the scene to show his character's remorse.
  • After failing the test, he walked around with a hangdog demeanor.

On this page you'll find 176 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hangdog, such as: aggrieved, agonized, anguished, animated, ashamed, bad, beaming.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

sad

  • abhorrent
  • abominable
  • affecting
  • aggrieved
  • agonized
  • anguished
  • bad
  • beastly
  • bereaved
  • bitter
  • black
  • bleak
  • blue
  • brokenhearted
  • calamitous
  • cast down
  • cheerless
  • comfortless
  • contemptible
  • crestfallen
  • dark
  • darkening
  • dejected
  • deplorable
  • depressed
  • depressing
  • desolate
  • despairing
  • despicable
  • despondent
  • detestable
  • disappointed
  • disastrous
  • discomforting
  • discomposing
  • disconsolate
  • discouraged
  • discouraging
  • discreditable
  • disgraceful
  • disgusting
  • disheartened
  • disheartening
  • dishonorable
  • dismal
  • dispirited
  • dispiriting
  • disquieting
  • disreputable
  • distressed
  • distressful
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • doleful
  • dolorous
  • down
  • down in dumps
  • down in the mouth
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • drear
  • dreary
  • droopy
  • elegiac
  • elegiacal
  • forlorn
  • funereal
  • gloomy
  • glum
  • grave
  • gray
  • grey
  • grief-stricken
  • grieved
  • grieving
  • grievous
  • hangdog
  • hapless
  • hateful
  • heart-rending
  • heartbreaking
  • heartbroken
  • heartrending
  • heartsick
  • heartsore
  • heavy-hearted
  • heavyhearted
  • hopeless
  • hurting
  • ignominious
  • in doldrums
  • in grief
  • in the dumps
  • inadequate
  • inconsolable
  • infamous
  • inferior
  • joyless
  • lachrymose
  • lame
  • lamentable
  • languishing
  • lousy
  • low
  • low-grade
  • low-quality
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • melancholic
  • melancholy
  • meritless
  • misbegotten
  • miserable
  • morbid
  • morose
  • mournful
  • moving
  • murky
  • notorious
  • odious
  • oppressive
  • out of sorts
  • pathetic
  • pensive
  • perturbing
  • pessimistic
  • piteous
  • pitiable
  • pitiful
  • plaintive
  • poignant
  • poor
  • regretful
  • regrettable
  • rueful
  • saddened
  • saddening
  • saturnine
  • scandalous
  • second-class
  • serious
  • shabby
  • shameful
  • shocking
  • shoddy
  • sick at heart
  • somber
  • sombre
  • sordid
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • stinking
  • suicidal
  • sullen
  • sunk
  • tear-jerking
  • tearful
  • teary
  • touching
  • tragic
  • troubled
  • uneasy
  • unfortunate
  • unhappy
  • unquiet
  • unsatisfactory
  • unsavory
  • unworthy
  • upset
  • upsetting
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • wistful
  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • worried
  • worthless
  • wretched

saddened

  • afflicted
  • aggrieved
  • agitated
  • agonized
  • ailed
  • all torn up
  • anguished
  • antsy
  • anxious
  • bad
  • basket case
  • black
  • bleak
  • blue
  • bothered
  • brokenhearted
  • bugged
  • bummed out
  • bundle of nerves
  • burdened
  • cast down
  • chapfallen
  • cheerless
  • comfortless
  • concerned
  • crestfallen
  • cut up
  • dark
  • darkening
  • dashed
  • daunted
  • dejected
  • demoralized
  • depressed
  • depressing
  • desolate
  • despairing
  • despondent
  • destroyed
  • disappointed
  • discombobulated
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconsolate
  • discouraged
  • disheartened
  • dismal
  • dismayed
  • dispirited
  • disquieted
  • distracted
  • distrait
  • distraught
  • distressed
  • disturbed
  • doleful
  • dolorous
  • down
  • down and out
  • down in the dumps
  • down in the mouth
  • downbeat
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • dragged
  • drear
  • dreary
  • droopy
  • elegiac
  • elegiacal
  • exercised
  • fidgety
  • forlorn
  • funereal
  • gloomy
  • glum
  • got down
  • gray
  • grey
  • grieved
  • grieving
  • grim
  • hangdog
  • harassed
  • harmed
  • heartbroken
  • heartsick
  • heartsore
  • heavy-hearted
  • heavyhearted
  • hopeless
  • hurt
  • hurting
  • hyper
  • in a blue funk
  • in a stew
  • in a tizzy
  • in blue funk
  • in pain
  • in the dumps
  • inconsolable
  • injured
  • jittery
  • joyless
  • jumpy
  • lachrymose
  • let-down
  • long-faced
  • low
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • melancholic
  • melancholy
  • miffed
  • mirthless
  • miserable
  • moody
  • moony
  • morbid
  • morose
  • mournful
  • murky
  • not happy
  • oppressed
  • pained
  • peeved
  • pensive
  • persecuted
  • perturbed
  • pitiful
  • plaintive
  • regretful
  • ripped
  • rueful
  • sad
  • saddening
  • saturnine
  • shaky
  • shook
  • shook-up
  • shot down
  • somber
  • sombre
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • spooked
  • strung-out
  • suicidal
  • sullen
  • sunk
  • tearful
  • teary
  • tormented
  • torn-up
  • tortured
  • trite
  • troubled
  • unconsolable
  • undid
  • uneasy
  • unglued
  • unhappy
  • unhinged
  • unnerved
  • unquiet
  • unsettled
  • up the wall
  • upset
  • uptight
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • weighed down
  • wet blanket
  • wired
  • wistful
  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • worried
  • wrecked
  • wretched
  • wronged

abject

  • base
  • contemptible
  • degraded
  • dejected
  • demure
  • deplorable
  • dishonorable
  • fawning
  • forlorn
  • groveling
  • hangdog
  • humble
  • humiliated
  • lamblike
  • low
  • lowly
  • meek
  • menial
  • miserable
  • modest
  • outcast
  • pitiable
  • retiring
  • servile
  • sheepish
  • slavish
  • submissive
  • sycophant
  • sycophantic
  • toadyish
  • unassuming
  • unpretentious
  • worthless
  • wretched

bad

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