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Synonyms of depression

35 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for depression is ill-being. Other synonyms of depression are misery, sorrow, grief, woe and unhappiness. The opposite of depression is boom.

Synonyms and similar words for depression

nounA state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to...

  • despondencyA feeling of depression or disheartenment.
  • hopelessness
  • miseryGreat unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
  • bluenessMelancholy.
  • tristesse literarySadness.
  • mirthlessLacking mirth; devoid of joy; sad.
  • bluesA feeling of sadness or depression.
  • crestfallennessThe quality of being crestfallen.
  • dejectionA state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  • distress
  • dolefulnessThe characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
  • downheartednessThe characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
  • forlornnessThe state or characteristic of being forlorn; sadness; loneliness.
  • griefEmotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or...
  • ill-beingThe state of being ill, unhealthy, or unhappy; misery; miserableness.
  • infelicity
  • melancholiaDeep sadness or gloom; melancholy.
  • melancholyGreat sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • mourn literarySorrow, grief.
  • sadness
  • sorrowUnhappiness, woe.
  • sorrowfulnessThe quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
  • tristfulnessSadness; sorrow; melancholy.
  • undelightThe condition or feeling of lacking delight; unhappiness or displeasure.
  • unhappinessThe feeling of not being happy.
  • woeGreat sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
  • woefareDiscontentment; sorrow; unhappiness.
  • wretchednessAn unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.
  • drearihead obsoleteSadness; dreariness.
  • heartsore rareHeartache, misery, grief.
  • mishappiness obsoleteUnhappiness; wretchedness; misery.
  • prosternation obsoleteDejection; depression.
  • regret obsolete
  • rue archaic, dialectalSorrow; repentance; regret.
  • ruth obsoleteDistress, misery, sorrow.

Opposite of depression

nounA period of major economic contraction.

  • boomA period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

Meaning of depression

  1. noun A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
  2. noun A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
  3. noun An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

Full definition of depression

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Questions about synonyms of depression

What is another word for depression?
Depression has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ill-being, misery, sorrow, grief, woe, unhappiness, melancholy and melancholia.
What is the opposite of depression?
The opposite of depression is boom.
What does depression mean?
Depression means a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: depression (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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