Synonyms for depressed
dɪˈprɛstde·pressed

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1. depressedadjective

   Synonyms:
   unhappy, despondent, miserable, melancholy, sad, gloomy

   Antonyms:
   cheerful

2. depressedadjective

   unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent

   Synonyms:
   sad, unhappy, miserable, melancholy, despondent, gloomy

   Antonyms:
   cheerful

3. depressedadjective

   Suffering from clinical depression.

   Synonyms:
   gloomy, miserable, despondent, sad, unhappy, melancholy

   Antonyms:
   cheerful

4. depressedadjective

   Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

   Synonyms:
   sad, gloomy, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, despondent

   Antonyms:
   cheerful

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1. depressed

   Synonyms:
   base, deep, degraded, dwarfed, inferior, low, mean, short, stunted

   Antonyms:
   elevated, eminent, exalted, high, lofty, noble, proud, steep, tall, towering, uplifted

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1. depressed, down(p)adjective

   lower than previously

   "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

   Antonyms:
   high, elated, thick

2. depressedadjective

   flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

   Synonyms:
   low, low-spirited, downhearted, blue, gloomy, down in the mouth, downcast, grim, down(p), dispirited

   Antonyms:
   thick, elated, high

3. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedadjective

   filled with melancholy and despondency

   "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

   Antonyms:
   high, thick, elated

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1. alamort

   in state of unhappiness

   i was alamort after my boyfriend left me.

   Submitted by ritakbhagat014 on April 19, 2020  

2. morose

   morose means sad, grumpy.

   "the girl was depressed because the pool was closed."

   Submitted by JP03 on January 22, 2015  

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1. depressedadjective

   Synonyms:
   dejected, dispirited

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1. List of paraphrases for "depressed":

   depressive, pressed, pisa, bummed, depression, despondent, depressor, disadvantaged, sunken

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How to use depressed in a sentence?

1. Ivy Enyenihi:

   I’m a very social person, and so not having people around was probably what made it the hardest, it just made normal things hard to do. And it definitely made me depressed.

2. Cesar Castillo:

   I had to go through a rigorous chemo and radiation therapy and a stem cell transplant, i couldn't concentrate. I couldn't relax. I was really anxious and depressed. All I kept thinking was: 'Here I am, not even 30, being poisoned and fighting for my life.'.

3. Timothy Fadek:

   The mood was somber, depressed and resigned, people are going through the motions of their daily lives.

4. Lao Tzu:

   If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.

5. Attorney Paul Vlachos:

   He seemed to be depressed and down, which was not his normal character.