Need another word that means the same as “frustrated”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “frustrated” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Frustrated” are: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, thwarted, upset, disheartened, downhearted, downcast, depressed, dispirited, discouraged, despondent, dismayed, crestfallen, distressed, chagrined, discontented, malcontent, unsatisfied, disaffected, disquieted, unhappy, lovesick, unrequited in love, crossed in love
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “frustrated” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| chagrined | Feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed. Chagrined at the poor sales of his book. |
| crestfallen | Sad and disappointed. He came back empty handed and crestfallen. |
| crossed in love | Directed or bound inward. |
| defeated | Demoralized and overcome by adversity. She looked defeated quite unlike her normal self. |
| depressed | Lower than previously. A depressed fracture of the skull. |
| despondent | In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. She grew more and more despondent. |
| disaffected | Discontented as toward authority. A military plot by disaffected elements in the army. |
| disappointed | Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one’s hopes or expectations. The rising was a revolution of disappointed hopes. |
| discomfited | Disappointingly unsuccessful. |
| discontented | Dissatisfied, especially with one’s circumstances. Was discontented with his position. |
| discouraged | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. The accident left others discouraged about going there. |
| disheartened | Having lost determination or confidence; dispirited. The disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest. |
| dismayed | Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. |
| dispirited | Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened. A dispirited and divided Party. |
| disquieted | Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. Spent many disquieted moments. |
| distressed | Generalized feeling of distress. A distressed leather jacket. |
| downcast | Directed downward. Downcast after his defeat. |
| downhearted | Discouraged; in low spirits. Feeling discouraged and downhearted. |
| foiled | Disappointingly unsuccessful. Their foiled attempt to capture Calais. |
| lovesick | In love, or missing the person one loves, so much that one is unable to act normally. Strong men behaving like lovesick boys. |
| malcontent | Discontented as toward authority. The malcontent generals saw their role as leaders of this counter revolution. |
| thwarted | Disappointingly unsuccessful. His best efforts were thwarted. |
| unhappy | Generalized feeling of distress. The unhappy or sad news. |
| unrequited in love | Not returned in kind. |
| unsatisfied | Worried and uneasy. The compromise left all sides unsatisfied. |
| upset | Mildly physically distressed. The upset pitcher of milk. |
| angry | Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger. Christine had made him angry. |
| bereft | (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure. His death in 1990 left her bereft. |
| bitterly | Extremely and sharply. He was bitterly opposed by the majority shareholder. |
| crestfallen | Brought low in spirit. He came back empty handed and crestfallen. |
| crying | Shedding tears. The crying of a child was heard. |
| debacle | A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. The only man to reach double figures in the second innings debacle. |
| defeated | People who are defeated. She looked defeated quite unlike her normal self. |
| dejected | Sad and depressed; dispirited. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful. |
| despair | The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. They moaned in despair and dismay. |
| despondent | In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Despondent about his failure. |
| disappointed | Disappointingly unsuccessful. Thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting. |
| disappointing | Failing to fulfil someone’s hopes or expectations. The team made a disappointing start. |
| disillusioned | Freed from illusion. The minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party. |
| failure | A lack or deficiency of a desirable quality. That year there was a crop failure. |
| foiled | Disappointingly unsuccessful. Their foiled attempt to capture Calais. |
| frustrating | Causing annoyance or upset because of an inability to change or achieve something. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there. |
| frustration | The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. Tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks. |
| heartsick | Very despondent, typically from grief or loss of love. Weary and heartsick she forced herself to search throughout the remains of the village. |
| mischance | An unlucky occurrence. By pure mischance the secret was revealed. |
| mood | A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. He appeared to be in a very good mood about something. |
| pathetic | Inspiring scornful pity- Dashiell Hammett. She looked so pathetic that I bent down to comfort her. |
| sad | Of things that make you feel sad. Feeling sad because his dog had died. |
| unfortunate | Not auspicious; boding ill. An unfortunate choice of words. |
| unfulfilled | Of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities. It was his unfulfilled ambition to write. |
| unhappy | Unfortunate. Unhappy caravans straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes. |
| unlucky | Having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck. Friday the 13th is an unlucky date. |
| unsatisfied | Not having been satisfied. The compromise left all sides unsatisfied. |
| unsuccessful | Not successful. An unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament. |
| weep | A fit or period of weeping. Sit down and have a weep. |
| wretched | Characterized by physical misery. A wretched life. |
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