DISENCHANTED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of disenchanted

as in frustrated

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verb

past tense of disenchant

as in disillusioned

to free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you

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Recent Examples of disenchanted

Adjective

Pattinson joins the ranks, as does acclaimed Ivorian actor Isaach De Bankolé, who plays Farok, a disenchanted Fedaykin death commando (essentially, a former Atreides guard). — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026 Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Verb

In a time when so many are disenchanted with medicine, Kimberly Lomis, a surgeon and vice president of medical education innovations at the American Medical Association, sees opportunity. — Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Many groups want to spur midterm turnout among Black voters, and others are disenchanted with white conservatives' maneuvers in racially diverse places. — CBS News, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disenchanted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disenchanted

Adjective

During a conversation in June, 1985, Darman seemed tired and frustrated.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
That was fine in the past, when frustrated boosters would often pony up the cash needed to make a mid-contract move.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of frustrated

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Both candidates are now making concerted efforts to win over voters disillusioned by their party’s promises.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Paradoxically, while these entertaining figures can attract voters disillusioned with traditional politics, the ballots cast for them also add to their parties’ total under Brazil’s electoral system.

— Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disillusioned

Adjective

In the Vatican, some pilgrims were worried, hopeful and a little disappointed.

— Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
There were plenty of disappointed and angry members of Gator Nation on Saturday after Florida's surprising loss to South Carolina in Gainesville, but none may have been more distraught than a young member of Jon Sumrall's own household.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of disappointed

Adjective

The polling firm’s subsequent reports describe a steady deterioration in sentiment as the months passed and expectations of a democratic transition remains unfulfilled.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
The promise of American socialism is still unfulfilled, but this is a country in which almost anything can be resisted, rethought, and reinvented.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfulfilled

Adjective

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

Adjective

Ulf the White growing increasingly discontented with Rhaenyra’s demands.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The rookie southpaw’s effervescent, larger-than-life personality also provided a struggling, discontented Red Sox with an immediate and much-needed infusion of joy and humor.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of discontented

Adjective

Bjornholt’s defense attorney, Chad Schell, pushed back against the allegations, claiming that the charges are based solely on unverified hearsay from a disgruntled former acquaintance, according to FOX 10.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
That included voluntarily supplying law enforcement with lists of disgruntled current and former employees, and of the names of dissatisfied customers.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of disgruntled

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