discontented

1. 1.

   showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing

   “saw many discontent faces in the room”

   “was discontented with his position”

   Synonymsdiscontent

   Antonymscontented

   Similardisaffecteddisgruntledrestless

Questions about discontented

What does discontented mean?

discontented means "showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing".

How many syllables are in discontented?

discontented has 4 syllables: dis-con-ten-ted. The stress falls on "ten". In IPA it is /ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɪd/.

What is another word for discontented?

Close synonyms include discontent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of discontented?

The recorded antonyms are contented.

Is discontented a common word?

discontented is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.