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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1. Eliot Weisman:

   He didn’t like confrontation, period, especially in his family. And everybody in his family was aware of it… From time to time, whether it was Barbara alone or the kids or a combination, some things would get out of whack. Frank Sinatra greeting a fan. (Courtesy of Eliot Weisman) I think he became more upset, depressed about those things... It bothered him when there was confrontation about who’s getting what in the future after his death… He wanted his wife taken care of and his kids taken care of fairly.

2. Jodi Montgomery:

   I am not happy, I can’t sleep. I’m so angry, it’s insane. And I’m depressed. My dad and anyone involved in this conservatorship, including my management… they should be in jail.

3. Julia Margaret Cameron:

   When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued.

4. Frank Gaoning Ning:

   The acquisition will greatly accelerate COFCO's internationalization and global positioning, cOFCO is fully confident in the new management team and still bullish on the long-term performance upon the integration of Noble Agri into COFCO Corporation despite the depressed global agricultural commodity market for the time being.

5. Shell Refining:

   The Board has concluded that refining margins are expected to remain depressed due to overcapacity in the global refining industry.