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
  • An even more alarming stat has to do with teens feeling depressed.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Tap-to-click works consistently, but the pad can also be physically depressed to click.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Starring Challengers heartthrob Josh O’Connor as a melancholic tomb raider with a divining skill for finding hidden treasures, the film examines themes of love, loss, and the ethics of history.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The album amalgamates this twilight mood into a cohesive, moody, sometimes melancholic, often achingly pretty 34 minutes of music.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of melancholic
Adjective
  • However, the grandma was unhappy with their unexpected arrival.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • However, Tomlin was unhappy with the penalties Pickens committed.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Thanks to its luxuriously soft velvet cover and satisfyingly plump shape, this pillow can easily spruce up a sad couch, chair, or bed.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That’s a sad statement about where things stand with the team and totally reasonable given its 3-10 record this season and 8-26 mark over its last 34 games.
    Chad Graff, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • Pennies from Heaven was based on British writer Dennis Potter’s postmodern TV series about the morbid inner life of a Depression-era sheet music salesman named Arthur (played by Steve Martin).
    Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Still, the pigtailed problem child is making an appearance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, courtesy of a morbid Netflix float.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of morbid
Adjective
  • Though the female roles in Shakespeare’s plays were played by men in his day, Mey’s teachers had a hard time accepting a femme-presenting nonbinary person in the role of the melancholy Dane.
    Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In 2020, Rateliff released a solo album, his third overall and his first since starting the Night Sweats, with a more melancholy sound that recalled his early-career work.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of melancholy
Adjective
  • Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December.
    Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • More From Newsweek Vault: Walmart+ Members Get New Perk Aimed at Pet Owners Doctors discovered the patient, named as 61-year-old Joanie Simpson, had recently lost her nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier and was inconsolable.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of inconsolable
Adjective
  • Miss Petersen was by then sitting at her desk, her hands grasping the table as if to steady herself and her subtle tears were now pure sorrowful crying.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.
    Austin Curtright, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Definition of sorrowful
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