Synonyms of depressed

depressed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in concave

curved inward

the depressed sections of the highway under the overpasses constantly get flooded during heavy rainstorms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concave
• hollow
• sunken
• dimpled
• cupped
• indented
• recessed
• dented
• dished
• compressed
• diminished
• cavernous
• reduced
• alveolar
• crescentic
• contracted
• condensed
• recurved
• pockmarked
• cuplike
• cuppy

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• convex
• swollen
• protuberant
• enlarged
• risen
• inflated
• distended
• puffy
• bloated
• projecting
• extended
• bulbous
• blown up
• expanded
• protruding
• protrusive
• ballooning
• bulging
• global
• spherical
• round
• cambered
• rounded
• globular
• puffed
• domed
• jutting

2

as in unhappy

feeling unhappiness

I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party, but felt better afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unhappy
• sad
• heartbroken
• miserable
• melancholy
• upset
• bad
• worried
• sorry
• disappointed
• hopeless
• dejected
• troubled
• sorrowful
• uneasy
• despondent
• downcast
• distressed
• gloomy
• depressing
• disconsolate
• glum
• suicidal
• melancholic
• mournful
• crestfallen
• heartsick
• woebegone
• brokenhearted
• saddened
• joyless
• inconsolable
• forlorn
• downhearted
• droopy
• blue
• doleful
• discouraged
• wretched
• hangdog
• down
• low-spirited
• woeful
• low
• heavyhearted
• despairing
• heartsore
• aggrieved
• down in the mouth
• sunk
• dispirited
• grieving
• tearful
• cast down
• disheartened
• bleak
• weeping
• anguished
• somber
• regretful
• morose
• desolate
• unquiet
• morbid
• sullen
• lugubrious
• lachrymose
• grey
• cheerless
• agonized
• plaintive
• gray
• dark
• sombre
• dismal
• wailing
• dolorous
• dreary
• black
• rueful
• saturnine
• comfortless
• elegiac
• darkening
• funereal
• drear
• murky
• elegiacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• cheerful
• joyful
• glad
• buoyant
• joyous
• upbeat
• jubilant
• cheery
• buoyed
• ecstatic
• blissful
• delighted
• sunny
• euphoric
• exuberant
• gleeful
• excited
• chipper
• merry
• optimistic
• exultant
• enraptured
• jolly
• jovial
• rapturous
• hopeful
• mirthful
• elated
• rhapsodic
• exhilarated
• sanguine
• rosy
• blithe
• overjoyed
• jocular
• jocose
• jocund
• gladdened
• energetic
• encouraged
• satisfied
• gladsome
• entranced
• smiling
• spirited
• rhapsodical
• vivacious
• perky
• lively
• vital
• laughing
• content
• animated
• frisky
• peppy
• blithesome
• pleased
• bouncing
• gratified
• thrilled
• springy
• lightsome
• sprightly
• unconcerned
• careless
• jaunty
• carefree
• heartened
• zippy
• easygoing
• grinning
• lighthearted
• cavalier
• beaming
• boon
• insouciant
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

3

as in deprived

kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment

a depressed class of people whose living conditions have not improved significantly despite targeted social programs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprived
• disadvantaged
• impoverished
• poor
• underprivileged
• reduced
• bankrupt
• needy
• displaced
• penniless
• indigent
• broke
• impecunious
• destitute
• penurious
• poverty-stricken
• insolvent
• unprivileged
• beggared
• pinched
• straitened
• bankrupted
• dispossessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• privileged
• advantaged
• lucky
• fortunate
• wealthy
• rich
• affluent
• blessed
• spoiled
• blest
• successful
• moneyed
• flush
• pampered
• loaded
• opulent
• comfortable
• monied
• prosperous
• well-to-do
• well-off
• propertied
• thriving
• flourishing
• indulged
• well-heeled
• coddled
• prospering

depressed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of depress

1

as in troubled

to make sad

the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• troubled
• dejected
• worried
• saddened
• oppressed
• tortured
• burdened
• concerned
• weighed down
• distressed
• disturbed
• bothered
• got down
• upset
• afflicted
• tormented
• bummed (out)
• discouraged
• dashed
• disheartened
• unsettled
• dismayed
• perturbed
• demoralized
• dispirited
• daunted
• ailed
• agitated
• disquieted
• unhinged
• unnerved
• discomforted
• exercised
• freaked (out)
• discomposed
• undid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brightened
• rejoiced
• lightened
• assured
• stimulated
• excited
• buoyed
• animated
• comforted
• reassured
• enlivened
• invigorated
• inspired
• cheered (up)
• consoled
• soothed
• elated
• gladdened
• encouraged
• exhilarated
• pleased
• delighted
• gratified
• lifted
• elevated
• heartened
• solaced
• uplifted
• boosted

2

as in lowered

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowered
• threw
• dropped
• flattened
• threw down
• struck down
• toppled
• sunk
• floored
• knocked over
• fumbled
• sank
• knocked down
• submerged
• immersed
• levelled
• plopped
• leveled
• bungled
• plonked down
• plunked down
• foozled
• bobbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• lifted
• picked up

3

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of

the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• lowered
• sunk
• attenuated
• devalued
• sank
• devaluated
• downgraded
• shrunk
• depreciated
• cheapened
• marked down
• shrank
• wrote down
• wrote off
• broke
• debased
• undervalued
• deflated
• underestimated
• compressed
• demonetized
• underrated
• downsized
• dwindled
• contracted
• underpriced
• lessened
• moderated
• abridged
• de-escalated

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• appreciated
• enhanced
• upgraded
• inflated
• marked up
• blew up
• increased
• bloated
• overvalued
• overestimated
• overrated
• enlarged
• overpriced
• added
• expanded
• extended
• raised
• augmented
• dilated
• amplified
• heightened
• multiplied
• swelled
• compounded
• boosted
• escalated
• maximized
• upped
• aggrandized
• ballooned

4

as in pressed

to push steadily against with some force

depressed the lever to start the machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pressed
• shoved
• compressed
• bore (down on)
• weighed (on or upon)
• pressured
• compelled
• squeezed
• punched
• forced
• mashed
• squished
• squashed
• leaned (on or against)
• squooshed
• constricted
• muscled
• stuffed
• propelled
• compacted
• thrust
• contracted
• wedged
• crushed
• condensed
• jammed
• drove
• packed
• wrung
• crammed
• scrunched
• jam-packed