depressing

Examples

• All

• We often turn off when we hear about extinction because it seems so depressing and hopeless.

  Academic text (1991)

• The events of the past year painted a depressing picture for most of post-communist Europe.

  Academic text (1993)

• Probably one of the most depressing books I have ever read.

• That sounds like an interesting and depressing thing to watch on TV.

• Which is a really depressing concept, actually.

• What truly was depressing about leaving was that I did not even try.

  Academic text (2008)

• Looking out the window was depressing, and I was nearly in tears.

  Academic text (2000)

• School life was too often an unhappy, depressing experience for most children.

  Academic text (1995)

• Sometimes I wonder if the new curriculum hasn't had a depressing effect on our students.

  Academic text (2005)

• And that's going to be a little depressing to markets, both bonds and stocks.

Synonyms

S

sad

vsdepressing

∞ 1.0

Feeling unhappy or upset because of something

is used for things that cause deeper, more hopeless sadness

D

dark

vsdepressing

377 1.0

Feeling gloomy and sad

is stronger, meaning it actively causes deep hopeless sadness

G

grim

vsdepressing

73 4.2

Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad

is used more generally for things that cause deep sadness

D

dismal

vsdepressing

62 4.5

Making you feel sad and hopeless

is similar but defined generally as causing sad, hopeless feelings

D

dreary

vsdepressing

44 3.8

A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired

is broader, meaning anything that causes deep sad or hopeless feeling

M

melancholy

vsdepressing

37 5.9

Feeling or showing deep sadness

is about causing sad, hopeless feelings rather than an inner state

D

disheartening

vsdepressing

26 5.2

Causing someone to lose confidence or hope

is focused more on producing sadness and hopelessness rather than just confidence loss

G

glum

vsdepressing

23 4.1

Looking or feeling sad and quiet

is more about causing deep hopeless sadness rather than a mild low mood

G

gloomy

vsdepressing

17 2.1

Making people feel sad because of how it looks or feels

is the general label for anything that causes deep sadness

D

desolate

vsdepressing

11 6.7

Feeling very unhappy and alone after a loss

is broader, referring to causes that make people feel deeply sad and hopeless

D

downbeat

vsdepressing

8 4.4

Feeling sad and not very hopeful

is broader, describing anything that causes very sad, hopeless feelings

C

cheerless

vsdepressing

2 5.5

Not bright or warm and making people feel sad

is stronger, meaning it brings deep hopeless sadness rather than mere uncheerfulness

S

soul-destroying

vsdepressing

1 7.9

Very boring and depressing so you lose interest and energy

describes causing strong sadness but not necessarily total spirit loss

D

drear

vsdepressing

• Archaic

1 9.9

A dull, cold, and depressing place or scene

is the everyday term for causing strong sadness and hopelessness

G

glooming

vsdepressing

1 8.9

Dark and full of shadows in a way that makes you feel sad or scared

is broader, referring to anything that makes people feel very sad

G

gloomful

vsdepressing

• Archaic

7.8

Dark and sad in a way that makes you feel unhappy

covers general causes of deep sadness and lack of hope

U

uncheerful

vsdepressing

5.5

Feeling sad or making a place feel gloomy

is deeper, meaning it causes strong sadness and lack of hope

Antonyms

C

cheerful

111 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

How Depressing

devastating

224 5.1

heartbreaking

92 3.7

depressing

219 2.2

sad

∞ 1.0

unsettling

64 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology