1
as in concave
curved inward
the depressed sections of the highway under the overpasses constantly get flooded during heavy rainstorms
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2
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party, but felt better afterwards
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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
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as in troubled
to make sad
the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me
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as in lowered
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass
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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
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as in pressed
to push steadily against with some force
depressed the lever to start the machine
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Recent Examples of depressed
George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
The greatest tactical threat to longevity is experiencing a large market crash early in retirement and having to sell depressed assets to pay for basics such as groceries.
—Sheryl Rowling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Denial No one knew if Tripp had been depressed before his suicide.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In recent years, depressed values and elevated vacancy rates have triggered a spate of foreclosures or sales at steep discounts of office buildings in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
The greatest tactical threat to longevity is experiencing a large market crash early in retirement and having to sell depressed assets to pay for basics such as groceries.
—Sheryl Rowling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
His wife Fanny was depressed with an uncanny sense that something terrible would happen.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
Denial No one knew if Tripp had been depressed before his suicide.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depressed
Adjective
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Lightly wet just the concave side of the board and place it on a damp kitchen towel on your countertop.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Domingo Morel, a professor at New York University who studies state takeovers of local schools, said most local residents wind up unhappy with the methods used by state interventionists and the results.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
26 Jan. 2026
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Audrey, the single and childless and PhD-less product of a stable but unhappy home, has fallen short of the life planned out for her by her parents.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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There is a mandatory part of the academy scholarship where boys undertake community projects, working with schools in deprived areas close to St James’.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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After lawmakers in Germany determined that anonymous surrenders deprived children of the chance to learn anything about their parentage, Germany passed a confidential-birth law in 2014.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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This persistence troubled certain foreign powers that, at various moments, had supported the Islamic Republic in the hope of weakening Iran as a nation.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Marc Guehi and Abdukodir Khusanov were not troubled by Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In all room categories, the panoramic windows can be lowered for fresh air.—
Janice Wald Henderson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, officers responded to the 1800 block of West Malvern Avenue regarding reports of a male engaging in lewd behavior inside his vehicle in a busy public area while his window was lowered.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Disney reduced its outlay by selling regional sports networks and other assets, but the deal left the company with significant debt just before COVID-19 hit.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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By designing the computing architecture differently, the company reduced that down to 17 in its first-generation R1 vehicles and then to seven in the second generation.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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The hearing became tense as representatives pressed him on this point.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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When Bonds pressed him, the detective agreed neither actually happened.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her hollow eyes and unflinching face lend Ju-Ju a gut-wrenching passivity and naivete.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Values once celebrated now appear hollow and collapsed.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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