Synonyms of depressions

depressions

noun

plural of depression

1

as in recessions

a period of decreased economic activity

during the 1930s the U.S. suffered a great depression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recessions
• slumps
• panics
• downturns
• crashes
• stagnations
• slowdowns
• downdrafts
• busts
• downswings
• downtrends
• downbeats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• booms
• developments
• growths
• recoveries
• advancements
• progresses
• rallies

2

as in holes

a sunken area forming a separate space

the water generally collects in the patchwork of depressions in the city plaza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holes
• dents
• pits
• cavities
• furrows
• indentations
• hollows
• concavities
• recesses
• valleys
• ditches
• trenches
• grooves
• caverns
• caves
• dints
• basins
• troughs
• excavations
• indentures
• pockets
• bowls
• craters
• impressions
• burrows
• dimples
• gutters
• alcoves
• clefts
• openings
• gouges
• potholes
• nooks
• sinkholes
• imprints
• wells
• sockets
• abysses
• voids
• alveoli
• niches
• boreholes
• water holes
• chasms
• notches
• vacuums
• vacuities
• postholes
• wallows
• chuckholes
• gulfs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• projections
• protrusions
• protuberances
• bulges
• hills
• mounds
• convexities
• tumors
• rises
• cambers
• bumps
• swellings
• juts
• pimples
• humps
• swells
• lumps
• bunches

3

as in dents

the amount by which something is lessened

a depression in the number of new homes being built

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dents
• decreases
• reductions
• drops
• declines
• shrinkages
• depletions
• falls
• losses
• slumps
• diminutions
• drop-offs
• decrements
• falloffs
• step-downs
• diminishments
• abatements
• downturns
• subtractions
• deductions
• cutbacks
• cuts
• retrenchments
• slips
• curtailments
• shortenings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increases
• gains
• increments
• enlargements
• rises
• accumulations
• raises
• additions
• accretions
• boosts
• accruals
• supplements
• upticks
• extensions
• continuations
• step-ups
• upturns
• upswings
• uptrends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depressions

When ice-rich permafrost thaws, the ground surface subsides, creating what are known as thermokarst ponds – depressions that fill with water. — Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Watching 2 areas that could become tropical depressions (TDs) this week. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

That proximity should allow Chang’e 7 to prospect for water ice trapped in smaller depressions near Shackleton that, because of the moon’s tilt, never see sunlight and have temperatures just a few dozen degrees above absolute zero. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Look for oval depressions in sunny patches of sand where grouse took dust baths. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

When possible, make turns on hard surfaces such as driveway, patios, and sidewalks to avoid tearing the grass and creating depressions. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026

According to the heteronormative version of bluegill courtship, mating season begins when males start building nests—basically, bowl-like depressions in the lake bed. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

The presence of depressions and basins across the present-day landscape are strong indicators of lakes that later dried up. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

Soft spots in the base beneath the blacktop can lead to depressions. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026