Antonyms of verb gladden

2 senses of gladden

Sense 1
gladden, joy -- (make glad or happy)
       Antonym of sadden (Sense 1)
      => sadden -- (make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me")

Sense 2
gladden -- (become glad or happy)
       Antonym of sadden (Sense 2)
      => sadden -- (come to feel sad)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gladden

2 senses of gladden

Sense 1
gladden, joy -- (make glad or happy)

Sense 2
gladden -- (become glad or happy)
       => rejoice, joy -- (feel happiness or joy)

Antonyms of adj gladdened

1 sense of gladdened

Sense 1
gladdened, exhilarated -- (made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive")

INDIRECT (VIA elated) -> dejected -- (affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful")

Similarity of adj gladdened

1 sense of gladdened

Sense 1
gladdened, exhilarated -- (made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive")
       => elated (vs. dejected) -- (exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited")