Synonyms for depression
dɪˈprɛʃ ənde·pres·sion

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1. depression

   Synonyms:
   lowering, degradation, debasement, dejection, discouragement, hollow, valley, dip

   Antonyms:
   raising, elevation, exaltation, promotion, preferment, amelioration, encouragement, rallying, rising, eminence, mound, prominence

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1. depressionnoun

   a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

2. depression, slump, economic crisisnoun

   a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, slack, falling off, imprint, falloff, slump, natural depression, drop-off, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

3. natural depression, depressionnoun

   a sunken or depressed geological formation

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

4. depressionnoun

   sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

5. Depression, Great Depressionnoun

   a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

6. low, depressionnoun

   an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

   "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

   Synonyms:
   first gear, low, impression, economic crisis, low gear, depressive disorder, imprint, slump, first, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

7. depressive disorder, clinical depression, depressionnoun

   a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

8. depression, impression, imprintnoun

   a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

   "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

   Synonyms:
   impression, economic crisis, mental picture, imprint, feeling, natural depression, effect, opinion, clinical depression, low, embossment, printing, notion, stamp, depressive disorder, slump, picture, belief

   Antonyms:
   elation

9. depressionnoun

   angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

   Synonyms:
   depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

   Antonyms:
   elation

10. depressionnoun

    pushing down

    "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"

    Synonyms:
    depressive disorder, low, impression, economic crisis, imprint, slump, natural depression, clinical depression

    Antonyms:
    elation

Matched Categories

1. • Affective Disorder
   • Air Mass
   • Angular Position
   • Concave Shape
   • Crisis
   • Economic Condition
   • Geological Formation
   • Historic Period
   • Psychological State
   • Push
   • Sadness

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1. miserable

   Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2020  

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1. depressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   abasement, degradation, deterioration, debasement, perversion, vitiation, depravation

2. depressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   hollow, hollowness, cavity, indentation, dent, dint, dimple, excavation, pit

3. depressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   dejection, dejectedness, sadness, despondency, melancholy, dumps, blues, lowness of spirits, low spirits, depression of spirits

4. depressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   lowness, dulness, inactivity

5. depressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Surg.) couching

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1. depressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   cavity, hollow, indentation, concavity, dent, dejection, discouragement, despondency, vapors, gloom, inactivity, dullness

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1. List of paraphrases for "depression":

   depressive, vacuum, slump, recession, depressed, downturn, 1929, trough, crisis, frustration

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1. Glen Stettin:

   Patients in these highest-spend categories are treating a complex condition along with other more common chronic conditions, such as diabetes or depression.

2. Daniel Bober:

   When we say talk therapy, we’re talking about different kinds of therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, also known as CBT. CBT has been shown to be very effective in combination with medication. And psychotherapy is an essential component to treat someone who has severe depression, the good news is that there are very good treatments for depression and there are response rates that are as high as 80% of people within four to six weeks. So I am very hopeful that he will make a full recovery.

3. Marilyn Spurlock:

   It gives me something to do. It took away a lot of my depression -- because I felt worthless and couldn't do anything to help anybody, i've been here so long, I was no longer useful.

4. Marjorie Schurman:

   I just said,' I can't shake this depression. I just feel so like I can't get up from playing spider solitaire,' he says,' I've got just the thing a prescription for you.' Oh, goody, one more pill.

5. Devon Check:

   Disparities in supportive medication use are concerning as they could point to inadequate symptom management and reduced quality of life, it is important for patients and providers to communicate about supportive care needs and preferences – for example, surrounding symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia and pain – to alleviate patient distress and suffering.