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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
Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
In Downtown, people are now living in greater fear—poverty and desperation, as well as substance dependence and worsening mental health, have driven up interpersonal conflict in the neighborhood and depressed home values, leaving more properties and lots vacant or derelict.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Gradually freed of the weight of its ice, the rock beneath Greenland, long depressed by the massive ice sheet, rebounds.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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The Jefferson Elementary School sits in a depressed pocket of Davenport, so about half of its student body is now black or Hispanic or Asian.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
In Downtown, people are now living in greater fear—poverty and desperation, as well as substance dependence and worsening mental health, have driven up interpersonal conflict in the neighborhood and depressed home values, leaving more properties and lots vacant or derelict.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Translation professionals are losing their jobs to AI AI tools have reduced the amount of work available to human translators and interpreters, and depressed their earnings.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Gradually freed of the weight of its ice, the rock beneath Greenland, long depressed by the massive ice sheet, rebounds.
—Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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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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Incensed, Oseguera plotted revenge in 2009 and 2010 with others who were unhappy with Milenio’s new leadership and spearheaded a deadly coup.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Last summer, the city also confirmed that since Crow Tow took over vehicle releases from the Police Department, no appeals hearings had been held for anyone unhappy with impounding or the prices the company charges.—
Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That's the difference between him and somebody like Jackson, who is a deprived son of a teenage mother.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Bournville Estate, the neighborhood surrounding the For All Healthy Living Centre, is the most deprived area in the county of Somerset.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Dec. 2025
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Arsenal’s talisman has not had the easiest of seasons himself, troubled by hamstring and then hip injuries, searching for a crisp rhythm after major surgery last year.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But Bird was troubled in Bloomington from the start.—
Keith O'Brien,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2026
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After entering the inner perimeter, Bradshaw said the man lowered the gas can and raised his shotgun before being shot by two Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Feb. 2026
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The amount of public funds involved could eventually be lowered, factoring in insurance compensation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Here’s a look at what streets will be closed or reduced in Fort Worth this weekend to accommodate the event.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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The ship also composts food waste and has reduced its reliance on single-use plastics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The all-analog recording, pressed in flamenco-red 180-gram vinyl, was mastered and produced by Impex Records, whose LPs have achieved collector status among jazz connoisseurs.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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But several Republicans on the committee pressed Sarandos on culture war issues, including content featuring transgender individuals, even though the DOJ is reviewing the merger for antitrust issues.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s all well and good, but the series still needs a sturdy narrative to hold it all together, rather than ping-ponging between random subjects offering trite, emotionally hollow morality lessons.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mastrovito's Agnus Dei features the Lamb, made of hollow glass and covered in glass fragments, suspended in the air from the cross' upper arm within a hyperboloid covered in gold leaf.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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