adjective
lower than previously
Synonyms
down(p)
Examples
- the market is depressed
- prices are down
adjective
flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
adjective
filled with melancholy and despondency
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
lower someone's spirits
Synonyms
Examples
- make downhearted
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
verb
lower (prices or markets)
Synonyms
Examples
- The glut of oil depressed gas prices
verb
cause to drop or sink
Synonyms
Examples
- The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
verb
press down
Synonyms
Examples
- Depress the space key
verb
lessen the activity or force of
Synonyms
Examples
- The rising inflation depressed the economy