Synonyms & related words for depressing

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of depressing — including cheerless, dispiriting, dreary, dismal, saddening, disheartening. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to depressing

Explore words related to depressing — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include depressingly, gloomy, depressives, cheerlessly, depressed, dumpish, drear, dispiritingly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for depressing

Common synonyms for depressing include cheerless, dispiriting, dreary, dismal, saddening, disheartening, bleak, somber — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does depressing come from?

The word depressing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root press-, from Latin premo (“press”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.