depress

Verbs

  • (v) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
    • These news depressed her
    • The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
    cast down, deject, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down,
  • (v) lower (prices or markets)
    • The glut of oil depressed gas prices
  • (v) cause to drop or sink
    • The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
    lower,
  • (v) press down
    • Depress the space key
    press down,
  • (v) lessen the activity or force of
    • The rising inflation depressed the economy

Synonyms

cast down deject dismay dispirit demoralise demoralize get down lower press down

Antonyms

elate intoxicate uplift lift up pick up

Words of close approximity

depressant depressed depressed fracture depressing depressingly depression depressive depressive disorder depressor depressor muscle depressor nerve depressurise depressurize