Collocations for despondent - adj.
VERBS
be, feel
Patients often feel despondent.
Patients often feel despondent.
become, get, grow
His work was rejected again and again, and he grew more and more despondent.
His work was rejected again and again, and he grew more and more despondent.
ADV.
very | utterly
She was feeling utterly despondent.
She was feeling utterly despondent.
a bit, pretty, rather, somewhat
PREP.
about
He had become rather despondent about his lack of progress.
He had become rather despondent about his lack of progress.