Bad
Bad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad
Depressing and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Depressing" instead an adjective "Bad".
Depressing
Depressing adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Bad and depressing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Depressing".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Failure Is the Only Option: While the games each have multiple endings only the bad/depressing ones are canon.
Source: Video Game / One Night -
As such, getting bad or depressing news will lower it during cutscenes.
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In terms of lore, it is much lighter than the Crapsack World Blizzard usually puts out; while bad and depressing things have happened, the lore remains more hopeful than negative.
Source: Video Game / Overwatch
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Depressing and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/depressing
Bad & Depressing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/depressing>.
Depressing or Bad. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/depressing.
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