Synonyms of slough of despond

slough of despond

phrase

as in desperation

utter loss of hope

She had the support of her friends and family through her slough of despond.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desperation
• despair
• depression
• sadness
• hopelessness
• despondency
• despondence
• resignation
• agony
• melancholy
• pain
• misery
• sorrow
• acceptance
• forlornness
• despond
• oppression
• unhappiness
• sorrowfulness
• blues
• blue devils
• doldrums
• distress
• dispiritedness
• disconsolateness
• dolefulness
• mournfulness
• desolation
• woefulness
• dejection
• gloominess
• joylessness
• dolor
• self-pity
• dreariness
• cynicism
• woe
• pessimism
• gloom
• dumps
• self-despair
• wretchedness
• downheartedness
• mopes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hope
• hopefulness
• cheer
• cheerfulness
• optimism
• sunniness
• merriment
• happiness
• glee
• mirth
• gaiety
• gayety
• joy
• joviality
• jollity
• ecstasy
• bliss
• exuberance
• euphoria
• exultation
• lightheartedness
• elation
• exhilaration
• rapture
• jubilation
• gladness
• joyousness
• gleefulness
• joyfulness
• mirthfulness
• elatedness
• rapturousness
• blissfulness