| Main Entry: | depress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deject, make despondent; exhaust |
Synonyms: |
abase, afflict, ail, bear down, beat, beat down, bother, bug*, bum out, cast down, chill*, cow*, damp, dampen, darken, daunt, debase, debilitate, degrade, desolate, devitalize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, distress, disturb, drag*, drain, dull, enervate, faze, keep under, lower, mock, mortify, oppress, perturb, press, put down*, reduce, reduce to tears, run down, sadden, sap*, scorn, slow, throw cold water on, torment, trouble, try, turn one off, upset, weaken, weary, weigh down |
Antonyms: |
cheer, comfort, encourage, excite, lift, make happy, stimulate |
| Main Entry: | depress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devalue |
Synonyms: |
cheapen, debase, depreciate, diminish, downgrade, impair, lessen, lower, reduce |
Antonyms: |
increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | depress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push down |
Synonyms: |
couch, demit, dip, droop, flatten, let down, level, lower, press down, settle, sink, smoosh, squash |
Antonyms: |
push up, raise, uplift |
| Main Entry: | depressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | discouraged |
Synonyms: |
bad, bleeding, blue*, bummed out, cast-down, crestfallen, crummy, dejected, despondent, destroyed, disconsolate, dispirited, down, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dragged, fed up*, glum, grim, hurting, in a blue funk, in pain, in the dumps, in the pits, in the toilet, let down, low, low-down, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy, moody, morose, on a downer, pessimistic, ripped, sad, sob story, spiritless, taken down, torn up, unhappy, weeping, woebegone |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, comforted, encouraged, happy, satisfied, unburdened |
| Main Entry: | depressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concave, pushed down |
Synonyms: |
hollow, indented, recessed, set back, sunken |
Antonyms: |
bulging, convex, pushed up, raised |
| Main Entry: | depressed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disadvantaged |
Synonyms: |
cheapened, depreciated, deprived, destitute, devalued, distressed, ghetto, ghost, impaired, needy, poor, poverty-stricken, run-down, shanty, skid row, underprivileged, weakened |
Antonyms: |
blessed, flourishing, prosperous, rich |
| Main Entry: | aggrieved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very distressed |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, depressed, disturbed, grieving, harmed, hurt, injured, oppressed, pained, peeved, persecuted, saddened, unhappy, woeful, wronged |
Antonyms: |
happy, pleased |
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sorry |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, down, downcast, downhearted, guilty, low, regretful, remorseful, sad, upset, woebegone |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Main Entry: | blue |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sad |
Synonyms: |
dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, down in the dumps, downcast, downhearted, fed up*, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, moody, unhappy, woebegone |
Antonyms: |
gay, happy, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, upbeat |
| Main Entry: | broken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally defeated |
Synonyms: |
beaten, browbeaten, crippled, crushed, defeated, demoralized, depressed, discouraged, disheartened, heartsick, humbled, oppressed, overpowered, subdued, tamed, vanquished |
Antonyms: |
happy, satisfied, uplifted |