depressing

adjective

de·press·ing di-ˈpre-siŋ How to pronounce depressing (audio)

dē-

: that depresses

especially : causing emotional depression

a depressing story

depressingly

di-ˈpre-siŋ-lē How to pronounce depressing (audio)

dē-

adverb

Example Sentences

This rainy weather is depressing. He paints a depressing picture of modern life.

Recent Examples on the Web The reason is, frankly, depressing, as Vosshall, Younger, and their colleagues have found.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 And in deeply depressing or sad moments, comedy is a natural relief.

Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 New construction continues in Bahrain — much of it in Diyar Al Muharraq, a complex of seven artificial islands located near Manama — with about 9,000 new units expected by 2026, likely further depressing rents, Mr. Khan said.

New York Times, 27 July 2022 By turns exhilarating and depressing, the film left me thinking about the appeal of alcohol.

Lettie Teague, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Going through a significant split with kids — some of the most exhausting and depressing work ever.

Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2022 Some of them have found it too depressing to contemplate.

Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 The state of music journalism in 2022 is pitiful and depressing.

Steve Baltin, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Does anybody in these depressing and violent times really care about books?

Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 See More

depressing 1 of 2

adjective

as in bleak

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the depressing atmosphere of the empty mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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bleak
depressive
somber
dark
lonely
darkening
desolate
morbid
depressed
cold
gray
murky
solemn
miserable
lonesome
sad
morose
gloomy
dismal
black
blue
cheerless
glum
dreary
wretched
lugubrious
chill
disconsolate
dire
funereal
oppressive
melancholy
elegiac
sullen
grey
drear
forlorn
godforsaken
cloudy
saturnine
comfortless
sombre
sepulchral
plutonian
dispiriting
discouraging
disheartening
tenebrous
unhappy
sunless
dreich
distressing
desperate
upsetting
negative
dull
hopeless
dismaying
grim
melancholic
elegiacal
discomfiting
dejected
distressful
woebegone
mournful
pessimistic
tenebrific
dim
despondent
mirthless
woeful
down
low
hangdog
inconsolable
sorrowful
menacing
droopy
drab
lamentable
Cimmerian
dour
plaintive
threatening
colorless
lowering
lowery
louring
loury

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

comforting
cheerful
cheery
bright
festive
friendly
gay
joyous
joyful
sunshiny
buoyant
jolly
optimistic
cordial
heartwarming
blithe
merry
gay
encouraging
mirthful
hopeful
cheering
lighthearted
blithesome
jocund
lightsome

as in sad

causing unhappiness more depressing news about the famine overseas

Synonyms & Similar Words

sad
pathetic
heartbreaking
saddening
melancholy
disturbing
mournful
unfortunate
dismal
tearful
dreary
drear
distressing
teary
distressful
deplorable
disquieting
heartrending
dispiriting
disheartening
discomforting
discouraging
sorry
lamentable
affecting
moving
touching
perturbing
poignant
woeful
grievous
discomposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cheery
happy
uplifting
glad
inspiring
stimulating
heartening
pleasant
stirring
delightful
enjoyable
satisfying
cheering
welcome
heartwarming
pleasurable
agreeable
pleasing
exhilarating
thrilling

depressing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of depress

as in saddening

to make sad the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

saddening
troubling
dejecting
distressing
worrying
oppressing
disturbing
weighing down
burdening
concerning
dispiriting
unsettling
disheartening
discouraging
getting down
bothering
tormenting
upsetting
disquieting
unnerving
dismaying
discomforting
bumming (out)
demoralizing
afflicting
ailing
daunting
torturing
dashing
perturbing
agitating
undoing
discomposing
unhinging
exercising
freaking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

comforting
exciting
rejoicing
invigorating
reassuring
brightening
lightening
stimulating
consoling
soothing
enlivening
inspiring
animating
assuring
exhilarating
gratifying
encouraging
buoying
gladdening
uplifting
cheering (up)
solacing
pleasing
lifting
elating
heartening
elevating
delighting
boosting

as in lowering

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass

Synonyms & Similar Words

lowering
throwing
dropping
throwing down
flattening
sinking
fumbling
knocking down
bungling
striking down
knocking over
plunking down
toppling
leveling
flooring
plonking down
plopping
submerging
immersing
foozling
bobbling
levelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lifting
raising
picking up

as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year

Synonyms & Similar Words

reducing
sinking
lowering
attenuating
devaluing
shrinking
devaluating
cheapening
depreciating
downgrading
writing down
writing off
marking down
breaking
debasing
deflating
demonetizing
downsizing
dwindling
undervaluing
compressing
underrating
underestimating
lessening
contracting
moderating
abridging
underpricing
de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

appreciating
enhancing
upgrading
inflating
increasing
marking up
bloating
blowing up
escalating
swelling
adding
boosting
amplifying
multiplying
augmenting
expanding
enlarging
compounding
raising
heightening
maximizing
dilating
extending
overestimating
overrating
aggrandizing
ballooning
overpricing
overvaluing
upping

as in pressing

to push steadily against with some force depressed the lever to start the machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

pressing
shoving
compressing
compelling
squeezing
punching
bearing (down on)
weighing (on or upon)
forcing
pressuring
squashing
squishing
squooshing
mashing
crushing
constricting
thrusting
condensing
propelling
driving
jam-packing
jamming
contracting
wringing
wedging
muscling
compacting
stuffing
packing
cramming
leaning (on or against)
scrunching

单词	depressing
释义	depressing adjective de·press·ing di-ˈpre-siŋ dē- : that depresses especially : causing emotional depression a depressing story depressingly di-ˈpre-siŋ-lē dē- adverb Synonyms black bleak cheerless chill Cimmerian cloudy cold comfortless dark darkening depressive desolate dire disconsolate dismal drear dreary dreich [chiefly Scottish] elegiac elegiacal forlorn funereal gloomy glum godforsaken gray grey lonely lonesome lugubrious miserable morbid morose murky plutonian saturnine sepulchral solemn somber sombre sullen sunless tenebrific tenebrous wretched See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences This rainy weather is depressing. He paints a depressing picture of modern life. Recent Examples on the Web The reason is, frankly, depressing, as Vosshall, Younger, and their colleagues have found. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 And in deeply depressing or sad moments, comedy is a natural relief. Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 New construction continues in Bahrain — much of it in Diyar Al Muharraq, a complex of seven artificial islands located near Manama — with about 9,000 new units expected by 2026, likely further depressing rents, Mr. Khan said. New York Times, 27 July 2022 By turns exhilarating and depressing, the film left me thinking about the appeal of alcohol. Lettie Teague, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Going through a significant split with kids — some of the most exhausting and depressing work ever. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2022 Some of them have found it too depressing to contemplate. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 The state of music journalism in 2022 is pitiful and depressing. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Does anybody in these depressing and violent times really care about books? Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1629, in the meaning defined above depressing 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in bleak causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the depressing atmosphere of the empty mall Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bleak depressive somber dark lonely darkening desolate morbid depressed cold gray murky solemn miserable lonesome sad morose gloomy dismal black blue cheerless glum dreary wretched lugubrious chill disconsolate dire funereal oppressive melancholy elegiac sullen grey drear forlorn godforsaken cloudy saturnine comfortless sombre sepulchral plutonian dispiriting discouraging disheartening tenebrous unhappy sunless dreich distressing desperate upsetting negative dull hopeless dismaying grim melancholic elegiacal discomfiting dejected distressful woebegone mournful pessimistic tenebrific dim despondent mirthless woeful down low hangdog inconsolable sorrowful menacing droopy drab lamentable Cimmerian dour plaintive threatening colorless lowering lowery louring loury Antonyms & Near Antonyms comforting cheerful cheery bright festive friendly gay joyous joyful sunshiny buoyant jolly optimistic cordial heartwarming blithe merry gay encouraging mirthful hopeful cheering lighthearted blithesome jocund lightsome See More 2 as in sad causing unhappiness more depressing news about the famine overseas Synonyms & Similar Words sad pathetic heartbreaking saddening melancholy disturbing mournful unfortunate dismal tearful dreary drear distressing teary distressful deplorable disquieting heartrending dispiriting disheartening discomforting discouraging sorry lamentable affecting moving touching perturbing poignant woeful grievous discomposing Antonyms & Near Antonyms cheery happy uplifting glad inspiring stimulating heartening pleasant stirring delightful enjoyable satisfying cheering welcome heartwarming pleasurable agreeable pleasing exhilarating thrilling See More depressing 2 of 2 verb present participle of depress 1 as in saddening to make sad the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me Synonyms & Similar Words saddening troubling dejecting distressing worrying oppressing disturbing weighing down burdening concerning dispiriting unsettling disheartening discouraging getting down bothering tormenting upsetting disquieting unnerving dismaying discomforting bumming (out) demoralizing afflicting ailing daunting torturing dashing perturbing agitating undoing discomposing unhinging exercising freaking (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms comforting exciting rejoicing invigorating reassuring brightening lightening stimulating consoling soothing enlivening inspiring animating assuring exhilarating gratifying encouraging buoying gladdening uplifting cheering (up) solacing pleasing lifting elating heartening elevating delighting boosting See More 2 as in lowering to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass Synonyms & Similar Words lowering throwing dropping throwing down flattening sinking fumbling knocking down bungling striking down knocking over plunking down toppling leveling flooring plonking down plopping submerging immersing foozling bobbling levelling Antonyms & Near Antonyms lifting raising picking up 3 as in reducing to diminish the price or value of the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year Synonyms & Similar Words reducing sinking lowering attenuating devaluing shrinking devaluating cheapening depreciating downgrading writing down writing off marking down breaking debasing deflating demonetizing downsizing dwindling undervaluing compressing underrating underestimating lessening contracting moderating abridging underpricing de-escalating Antonyms & Near Antonyms appreciating enhancing upgrading inflating increasing marking up bloating blowing up escalating swelling adding boosting amplifying multiplying augmenting expanding enlarging compounding raising heightening maximizing dilating extending overestimating overrating aggrandizing ballooning overpricing overvaluing upping See More 4 as in pressing to push steadily against with some force depressed the lever to start the machine Synonyms & Similar Words pressing shoving compressing compelling squeezing punching bearing (down on) weighing (on or upon) forcing pressuring squashing squishing squooshing mashing crushing constricting thrusting condensing propelling driving jam-packing jamming contracting wringing wedging muscling compacting stuffing packing cramming leaning (on or against) scrunching
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