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Definition of depressing : of Depress

Synonyms:

depressive, cheerless, gloomy, dismal, sad, grim, joyless, saddening, dark, disconsolate, uncheerful, melancholy, blue, dispiriting, happy

hampering, curbing, paralyzing, hindering, impeding, stifling, de-motivating, frustrating, throttling

debasing, lowering, sinking, decreasing, attenuating

dampening, discouraging, disinclining, banning, derailing, restraining, diverting, barring, averting, disheartening, preventing, checking, daunting, admonishing, chilling, inhibiting, dissuading, intimidating, deterring, deflecting

dropping, shortening, submerging, plunging, deepening

mundane, prosaic, boring, dreary, insipid, commonplace, monotonous, humdrum, dry, tiresome, dull, uninteresting, wearisome, tedious

Usage examples:

• It was a moist, horrible, depressing August day. - "The Red Planet", William J. Locke.
• We are still in the depths of the depressing gloom. - "In-Darkest-England-and-the-Way-Out", Booth, William.
• It was a sad Christmas time, and had a depressing effect even on the young spirits of Dorothy. - "Dorothy Dale in the City", Margaret Penrose.