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undepressed

undepressed

1 5.1
Not feeling sad or hopeless
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈprɛst/
translation icon : no deprimido
  • After a long week, she finally felt undepressed and ready to enjoy her weekend.

Examples

  • Spending time with friends made her feel undepressed despite the challenges she faced.

  • Meanwhile, while she lived, the box retreated from her awareness when she was undepressed and loomed close when she was normal.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The support group helped him feel undepressed for the first time in months.

Synonyms

untroubled
vsundepressed
4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

is specific to absence of sadness rather than general peace
unbothered
vsundepressed
  • Informal
1 4.8

Not feeling worried or upset by something

is about not feeling sad or hopeless rather than mere lack of worry
nondepressed
vsundepressed
4.4

Not feeling sad or low in mood

has identical meaning but uses a different form
nondistressed
vsundepressed
4.9

Calm and not worried

focuses on absence of sadness rather than general stress
unagitated
vsundepressed
5.8

Calm and not showing strong feelings

is about not feeling sad or hopeless rather than calmness
unvexed
vsundepressed
9.3

Calm and not worried by problems or noise

focuses on absence of sadness rather than absence of problem concern
unhaunted
vsundepressed
8.1

Not troubled by memories or fears

focuses on absence of sadness rather than absence of haunting thoughts
unafflicted
vsundepressed
5.5

Not affected by pain, trouble, or disease

is narrower about mood, not about physical illness or damage

Antonyms

1.0

Feeling pleased and content

441 3.5

Feeling very sad and without hope

How Depressed

depressed
441 3.5
sad
1.0
down
  • Informal
24 6.7
undepressed
1 5.1
cheerful
111 1.0

Surface Forms

undepressed positive

Morphology

undepressed = depressed (transparent) = un + depress + ed

The adjective is formed by simple negation (un- + depressed); learners who know 'depressed' and the negation 'un-' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Undepressed comes from the prefix un- 'not' and depress 'to press down', with the same root as the common word press. So to be undepressed is not 'pressed down' emotionally and means not sad or hopeless.