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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. • Biology

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Joseph Bompartito:

   They looked miserable, malnourished, very skinny, very pale with a depressed look on their face.

2. James Conroy:

   High unemployment, extremely depressed oil prices and a shift toward online shopping will present challenges for us as we progress through the next six to 12 months.

3. Jack Carter:

   He’s very depressed. He’s very scared and he’s very concerned that he’s not going to get out, he’s pretty much lost all hope.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   It is time not to buy any newly constructed houses because many share investors have lost crores of rupees in the stock market in last 6 months and are in depressed mood to sell their bunglows to bear loss of capital market. Many distressed houses of those traders are up for sell at throw-away prices

5. Gabriele Sorbara:

   The capital markets have improved. The window is opening up for a lot of these companies, you've seen companies enter the capital markets to fund their 2015 budgets, ensure they don't trip their loan covenants should oil prices remain depressed, or just simply to shore up their balance sheets.