Synonyms of depressing
Examples of depressing in a Sentence
This rainy weather is depressing.
He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
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Thwarted and truncated directorial careers are among the depressing glories of the art of movies.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
On the sixth day of the new year, normally a bleakly depressing time for corporate employees, Enhypen had a treat in store for their fans.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2026
Sophie Gilbert, thank you for coming on to talk about the world’s most depressing stuff.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Just as Skydance’s best chance at survival was to swallow Paramount, the depressing logic of Hollywood in its consolidation era was that Paramount itself might need to get bigger to keep up with Netflix and Amazon and even YouTube.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
On the sixth day of the new year, normally a bleakly depressing time for corporate employees, Enhypen had a treat in store for their fans.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2026
Sophie Gilbert, thank you for coming on to talk about the world’s most depressing stuff.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Just as Skydance’s best chance at survival was to swallow Paramount, the depressing logic of Hollywood in its consolidation era was that Paramount itself might need to get bigger to keep up with Netflix and Amazon and even YouTube.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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