depressing
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Synonyms:
discouraging, disheartening, saddening, dismal Collocations, sad Collocations, miserable Collocations, grim Collocations, gloomy Collocations, bleak Collocations, cheerless, dispiriting, dreary Collocations, funereal, melancholy, melancholic, blue Collocations , depressive, pitiable, pathetic, painful Collocations, rueful, regrettable, somber , sombre , sorrowful, mournful, woeful, wretched Collocations
depress
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Sense: To bring to a lower level or state
Synonyms:
press down, squash Collocations, reduce Collocations, deaden, dent Collocations, flatten Collocations, lower Collocations, press Collocations, compress, squeeze Collocations, crush Collocations
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Sense: To lower in spirits
Synonyms:
dispirit, dampen Collocations, dishearten, discourage Collocations, dismay Collocations, mortify, sadden, weary Collocations, darken, desolate, reduce to tears, deject, cow Collocations, weigh down, cast down, beat down, chill Collocations, dull Collocations, daunt, damp Collocations, oppress, prostrate, give an inferiority complex, cast gloom upon, cast a pall upon, make despondent, throw cold water on, put a damper on, bring down, get down, bum out, get down
Antonyms:
brighten, cheer up, make happy, animate, encourage Collocations, lighten sb's spirits, stimulate, brighten sb's day, invigorate, soothe Collocations, comfort Collocations, console, elevate, hearten, make happy, uplift