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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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

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Somebody in a previous crowd left dissatisfied because Friday’s visit from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation was a complaint inspection.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Bass is the incumbent, and many Pratt supporters are dissatisfied with her performance, Spencer said.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

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Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

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