as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life
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as in displeased
to make discontented
the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army
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Recent Examples of discontented
Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
Theresa is easy not to notice in everyday life, and Keaton tapped into that ordinariness, along with the wanderlust that gripped so many discontented antiheroes of the 1970s.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Swinney has heard the noise of discontented fans this season and defended Clemson's success, going back to when Brent Venables was his defensive coordinator.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
Theresa is easy not to notice in everyday life, and Keaton tapped into that ordinariness, along with the wanderlust that gripped so many discontented antiheroes of the 1970s.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontented
Adjective
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The limited menu has left many women dissatisfied and searching for safer alternatives.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump is dissatisfied with the defense industry’s performance.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also extracted settlements from ABC and CBS News in lawsuits over stories that displeased him, and is suing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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But others outside the organization were displeased.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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In recent stories and this new novel, Saunders’s fiction has begun to feel both darker and a bit frustrated, spiritually and artistically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some frustrated homeowners simply tossed the snow into the middle of the streets.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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He was obviously annoyed at her about something.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In particular, you might be concerned or annoyed about financial issues with a friend or a group.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontented. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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