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depressed
adjective as in sad
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desolate, despondent, discouraged, miserable, morose, not happy, pessimistic, sad, unhappy
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blue, dejected, destroyed, dispirited, down, dragged, forlorn, gloomy, heavy-hearted, hurting, low, ripped, tearful, teary, upset, weeping
Weak matches
bummed out, cast down, crestfallen, crummy, disconsolate, dismal, down and out, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, glum, grim, in a blue funk, in pain, in the dumps, in the pits, in the toilet, let down, low-down, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholic, melancholy, moody, on a downer, spiritless, taken down, torn-up, woebegone
adjective as in concave, pushed down
adjective as in poverty-stricken
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destitute, devalued, disadvantaged, distressed, needy, poor, poverty-stricken, underprivileged
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Example Sentences
Meanwhile, the New York Times, in a “news” article — I use that term very lightly and broadly — gave us their opinion about a “depressed and demoralized Democratic Party,” which has begun a “painful slog into a largely powerless future.”
“I woke up empty and depressed. Within 10, 15 minutes, I was mad. And then I started making calls. It’s what I do.”
On the other side, Democrats were becoming increasingly depressed about their own prospects.
“When she found out the idol was stolen, she felt more depressed than when her husband passed away.”
“I was depressed for a long time after that.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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