DISCONTENTED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd

Definition of discontented

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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discontented

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verb

past tense of discontent

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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Adjective

Her discontented characters seem to wander beneath an empty firmament. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026 Understandably, the discontented then demand laws — subsidies, tax preferences, affirmative action and other legal privileges — that favor their side. — Pierre Lemieux, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2025

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Claude has apparently sought to siphon users discontented with ChatGPT, unveiling an update in February that allows users to import their data from competitor AI chatbots. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection. — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for discontented

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontented

Adjective

El-Demerdash is a dean’s list regular who is dissatisfied with anything less than an A-plus.

— PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
In an effort to persuade voters who are dissatisfied with the status quo, Hilton bought a full-page ad in the Wednesday editions of the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

Verb

McDonald’s was not displeased with Needham’s creative work, but Schrage and his colleagues had felt that the chain needed more in-depth account supervision and overall marketing help.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.

— Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of displeased

Adjective

The first baseman, stepping in front of a small group of reporters Saturday in Boston, was asked for his message to frustrated fans.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Crow-Armstrong was visibly frustrated taking strike 3 with runners on the corners.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of frustrated

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Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The equalising goal came in first-half stoppage time, with Norway coach Stale Solbakken visibly annoyed with referee Clement Turpin at the half-time interval.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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