Synonyms of depressing

depressing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in bleak

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer

the depressing atmosphere of the empty mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bleak
• depressive
• somber
• dark
• lonely
• darkening
• desolate
• morbid
• depressed
• cold
• gray
• murky
• solemn
• miserable
• lonesome
• sad
• morose
• gloomy
• dismal
• black
• blue
• cheerless
• glum
• dreary
• wretched
• lugubrious
• chill
• disconsolate
• dire
• funereal
• oppressive
• melancholy
• elegiac
• sullen
• grey
• drear
• forlorn
• godforsaken
• cloudy
• saturnine
• comfortless
• sombre
• sepulchral
• plutonian
• dispiriting
• discouraging
• disheartening
• tenebrous
• unhappy
• sunless
• dreich
• distressing
• desperate
• upsetting
• negative
• dull
• hopeless
• dismaying
• grim
• melancholic
• elegiacal
• discomfiting
• dejected
• distressful
• woebegone
• mournful
• pessimistic
• tenebrific
• dim
• despondent
• mirthless
• woeful
• down
• low
• hangdog
• inconsolable
• sorrowful
• menacing
• droopy
• drab
• lamentable
• Cimmerian
• dour
• plaintive
• threatening
• colorless
• lowering
• lowery
• louring
• loury

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• comforting
• cheerful
• cheery
• bright
• festive
• friendly
• gay
• joyous
• joyful
• sunshiny
• buoyant
• jolly
• optimistic
• cordial
• heartwarming
• blithe
• merry
• gay
• encouraging
• mirthful
• hopeful
• cheering
• lighthearted
• blithesome
• jocund
• lightsome

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• comforting
• cheerful
• cheery
• bright
• festive
• friendly
• gay
• joyous
• joyful
• sunshiny
• buoyant
• jolly
• optimistic
• cordial
• heartwarming
• blithe
• merry
• gay
• encouraging
• mirthful
• hopeful
• cheering
• lighthearted
• blithesome
• jocund
• lightsome

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2

as in sad

causing unhappiness

more depressing news about the famine overseas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sad
• pathetic
• heartbreaking
• saddening
• melancholy
• disturbing
• mournful
• unfortunate
• dismal
• tearful
• dreary
• drear
• distressing
• teary
• distressful
• deplorable
• disquieting
• heartrending
• dispiriting
• disheartening
• discomforting
• discouraging
• sorry
• lamentable
• affecting
• moving
• touching
• perturbing
• poignant
• woeful
• grievous
• discomposing

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• cheery
• happy
• uplifting
• glad
• inspiring
• stimulating
• heartening
• pleasant
• stirring
• delightful
• enjoyable
• satisfying
• cheering
• welcome
• heartwarming
• pleasurable
• agreeable
• pleasing
• exhilarating
• thrilling

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• cheery
• happy
• uplifting
• glad
• inspiring
• stimulating
• heartening
• pleasant
• stirring
• delightful
• enjoyable
• satisfying
• cheering
• welcome
• heartwarming
• pleasurable
• agreeable
• pleasing
• exhilarating
• thrilling

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depressing

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verb

present participle of depress

1

as in saddening

to make sad

the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saddening
• troubling
• dejecting
• distressing
• worrying
• oppressing
• disturbing
• weighing down
• burdening
• concerning
• dispiriting
• unsettling
• disheartening
• discouraging
• getting down
• bothering
• tormenting
• upsetting
• disquieting
• unnerving
• dismaying
• discomforting
• bumming (out)
• demoralizing
• afflicting
• ailing
• daunting
• torturing
• dashing
• perturbing
• agitating
• undoing
• discomposing
• unhinging
• exercising
• freaking (out)

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• comforting
• exciting
• rejoicing
• invigorating
• reassuring
• brightening
• lightening
• stimulating
• consoling
• soothing
• enlivening
• inspiring
• animating
• assuring
• exhilarating
• gratifying
• encouraging
• buoying
• gladdening
• uplifting
• cheering (up)
• solacing
• pleasing
• lifting
• elating
• heartening
• elevating
• delighting
• boosting

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• comforting
• exciting
• rejoicing
• invigorating
• reassuring
• brightening
• lightening
• stimulating
• consoling
• soothing
• enlivening
• inspiring
• animating
• assuring
• exhilarating
• gratifying
• encouraging
• buoying
• gladdening
• uplifting
• cheering (up)
• solacing
• pleasing
• lifting
• elating
• heartening
• elevating
• delighting
• boosting

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2

as in lowering

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowering
• throwing
• dropping
• throwing down
• flattening
• sinking
• fumbling
• knocking down
• bungling
• striking down
• knocking over
• plunking down
• toppling
• leveling
• flooring
• plonking down
• plopping
• submerging
• immersing
• foozling
• bobbling
• levelling

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• lifting
• raising
• picking up

• lifting
• raising
• picking up

3

as in reducing

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

• reducing
• sinking
• lowering
• attenuating
• devaluing
• shrinking
• devaluating
• cheapening
• depreciating
• downgrading
• writing down
• writing off
• marking down
• breaking
• debasing
• deflating
• demonetizing
• downsizing
• dwindling
• undervaluing
• compressing
• underrating
• underestimating
• lessening
• contracting
• moderating
• abridging
• underpricing
• de-escalating

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• appreciating
• enhancing
• upgrading
• inflating
• increasing
• marking up
• bloating
• blowing up
• escalating
• swelling
• adding
• boosting
• amplifying
• multiplying
• augmenting
• expanding
• enlarging
• compounding
• raising
• heightening
• maximizing
• dilating
• extending
• overestimating
• overrating
• aggrandizing
• ballooning
• overpricing
• overvaluing
• upping

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• appreciating
• enhancing
• upgrading
• inflating
• increasing
• marking up
• bloating
• blowing up
• escalating
• swelling
• adding
• boosting
• amplifying
• multiplying
• augmenting
• expanding
• enlarging
• compounding
• raising
• heightening
• maximizing
• dilating
• extending
• overestimating
• overrating
• aggrandizing
• ballooning
• overpricing
• overvaluing
• upping

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4

as in pressing

to push steadily against with some force

depressed the lever to start the machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pressing
• shoving
• compressing
• compelling
• squeezing
• punching
• bearing (down on)
• weighing (on or upon)
• forcing
• pressuring
• squashing
• squishing
• squooshing
• mashing
• crushing
• constricting
• thrusting
• condensing
• propelling
• driving
• jam-packing
• jamming
• contracting
• wringing
• wedging
• muscling
• compacting
• stuffing
• packing
• cramming
• leaning (on or against)
• scrunching