Synonyms of depressing
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This rainy weather is depressing.
He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
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This level of security is a depressing necessity in modern-day Britain.
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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
Floyd’s sincerity, the startling extremity of his concern for the comfort of others, snaps Clark out of his depressed, and depressing, complacency.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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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
Floyd’s sincerity, the startling extremity of his concern for the comfort of others, snaps Clark out of his depressed, and depressing, complacency.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for depressing
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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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