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DEPRESSED Synonyms

There are 32 synonyms of the word depressed. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word depressed. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DEPRESSED

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despondent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without or almost without hope

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

miserable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very unhappy; full of misery

• deserving or inciting pity

• of the most contemptible kind

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• contemptibly small in amount

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

unhappy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• causing discomfort

• marked by or producing unhappiness

blue
adjectiveadj
noun

• blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

• blue clothing

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue

• the sky as viewed during daylight

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

• any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

• used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• characterized by profanity or cursing

• suggestive of sexual impropriety

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• morally rigorous and strict

• causing dejection

verb

• turn blue

crestfallen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• brought low in spirit

demoralized
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

desolate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

discouraged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made less hopeful or enthusiastic

• lacking in resolution

dismal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing dejection

dispirited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• filled with melancholy and despondency

downhearted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with melancholy and despondency

forlorn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by or showing hopelessness

glum
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moody and melancholic

• showing a brooding ill humor

low
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

• being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

• used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

noun

• British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

• an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

• a low level or position or degree

• the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

adverb

• in a low position; near the ground

adjective satellite

• very low in volume

• unrefined in character

• of the most contemptible kind

• low or inferior in station or quality

• no longer sufficient

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• filled with melancholy and despondency

verb

• make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

melancholic
adjectiveadj
noun

• someone subject to melancholia

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

spiritless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking ardor or vigor or energy

adjective satellite

• evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

Best Hypernyms For DEPRESSED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for depressed, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
alter change discourage displace lower modify move weaken
Phrases (4)
bring downget downlet downtake down

Alternatives for DESPONDENT

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