Synonyms of depressing
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This rainy weather is depressing.
He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
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Because what could be more depressing than just passively watching the world burn and melt and crumble?
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Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
This level of security is a depressing necessity in modern-day Britain.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 May 2026
The movie is simultaneously more depressing than the original and more saccharine, with a repellent amount of affection between characters who should know better.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
This level of security is a depressing necessity in modern-day Britain.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 1 May 2026
The movie is simultaneously more depressing than the original and more saccharine, with a repellent amount of affection between characters who should know better.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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