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Pessimistic or gloomy in disposition or feeling

Restrained or understated in effect

Relaxed and laid-back in nature or character

Having lost confidence or hope

Sad or mournful in appearance

Showing a brooding ill humor

The speed with which one walks, runs, or moves

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Adjective

Pessimistic or gloomy in disposition or feeling

unfavourable^UK

given to looking on the black side

looking on the black side

looking on the dark side

disadvantageous

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

in the doldrums

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

heart-wrenching

poverty-stricken

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“But he took his defeat on the chin and refused to be too downbeat about his performance in his first major final since winning the 2003 Regal Scottish Open.”

Adjective

Restrained or understated in effect

in the background

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

peaches-and-cream

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

keeping one's light under a bushel

free from vanity

self-deprecating

delicately complex

hardly noticeable

hardly detectable

keeping a low profile

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“I love the cold downbeat colors. They are unsettling and beautiful, my second favorite conceptual combination.”

Adjective

Relaxed and laid-back in nature or character

cool, calm and collected

live-and-let-live

self-controlled

cool as a cucumber

without a care in the world

undemonstrative

couldn't-care-less

full of common sense

taking your time

non-confrontational

good-humored^US

sure of oneself

keeping your cool

good-humoured^UK

with both feet on the ground

in a relaxed manner

pleased as punch

free from worry

take-it-or-leave-it

non-restrictive

keeping a stiff upper lip

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

have one's act together

free from worries

free of concern

couldn't care less

not giving a toss

snug as a bug in a rug

with a hide like an elephant

blithely unconcerned

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

free as the wind

footloose and fancy-free

with one's feet on the ground

along for the ride

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

easy to get along with

easy to get on with

door's always open

self-sufficient

sure of yourself

filled with aplomb

believing in oneself

self-respecting

going through the motions

walking through it

self-restrained

not given to excesses

in control of yourself

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“The songs are full of sarcasm and humor, notable for their downbeat joviality and sense of fun.”

Adjective

Having lost confidence or hope

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

sick as a parrot

having lost heart

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

in the doldrums

down-in-the-mouth

singing the blues

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Adjective

Sad or mournful in appearance

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

in the doldrums

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Adjective

Showing a brooding ill humor

ill-humoured^UK

bound and determined

uncommunicative

down in the mouth

with a long face

like a bear with a sore head

having short fuse

hot under collar

easily frightened

easily agitated

evil-intentioned

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

easily offended

having a fit of the sulks

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Noun

The speed with which one walks, runs, or moves

expeditiousness

precipitateness

precipitousness

rhythmical flow

rhythmical pattern

instantaneousness

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