suicidal

adjective

Definition of suicidalnext
as in depressed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicidal
  1. depressed
  2. melancholic
  3. unhappy
  4. sad
  5. morbid
  6. melancholy
  7. inconsolable
  8. sorrowful
Adjective
  • In other words, support for white nationalism was higher among people living in more distressed or economically depressed places.
    — James Bisbee, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
  • My idea of Sweden was based entirely on Scandi-noir dramas, all bleak landscapes, depressed people and woolly jumpers.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Though the latter has one of the best bridges of the year, its undeniably melancholic and macabre nature is what put it out of contention.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, the towns left behind can gradually lose their energy and become quieter and more melancholic.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of melancholic
Adjective
  • Premiering in 2004 on Fox, The Swan cast women who self-reported as unhappy about their appearances in a grueling competition to see who could pull off the most profound physical transformation.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
  • More Florida customers dissatisfied Count Brandon Reich among Florida’s unhappy property insurance customers.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Creel’s fellow cast members have been sending a lot of love to Haskins since the sad news of his death broke.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In this Saved by the Bell superfan’s mind, that was not a sad thing.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • First, there’s Bertha Manchester (Linda Reiter), who, in a morbid bit of happenstance, was actually killed in a brutal axe murder just days before Lizzie’s trial.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But Trumpism is also what Gramsci called a morbid symptom of the interregnum, an expression of a country riven by political polarization and by economic inequity, and struggling to come to terms with the waning of its singular status.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of morbid
Adjective
  • Viard describes the melancholy of her post-Chanel life in detail, describing herself as a ghost, haunted by the presence of Lagerfeld’s memory.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The fading studio carries a note of melancholy about the state of the film industry as AI advances.
    — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of melancholy
Adjective
  • The sound of sirens and school fire drills left her inconsolable.
    — USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Vitaly, the neighbor from Horodyshche, said Berezovska’s mother was inconsolable during the service, which was attended by many.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of inconsolable
Adjective
  • Elsewhere around the town square, feelings range from cautious to noncommittal, from sorrowful to suspicious.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Cynically or not, Chin and Vasarhelyi understand that these primal thrills are enough to distract us from the frustrating and sorrowful truth at the center of the story.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sorrowful
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“Suicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicidal. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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