Depressed
Depressed adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party
Melancholic is a synonym for depressed in happy topic. In some cases you can use "Melancholic" instead an adjective "Depressed".
Melancholic
Melancholic adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: she becomes quite melancholic when she reflects on all the lost opportunities of her life
Depressed is a synonym for melancholic in happy topic. You can use "Depressed" instead an adjective "Melancholic".
Nearby Words: melancholy, melancholia
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- low and depressed
- low and melancholic
- down and depressed
- down and melancholic
- melancholy and depressed
- melancholy and melancholic
- dismal and depressed
- dismal and melancholic
- downcast and depressed
- downcast and melancholic
- dejected and depressed
- dejected and melancholic
- blue and depressed
- blue and melancholic
Both words in one sentence
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Depressed: The character seems to be happy, cheerful, is always smiling and seems to live a perfect life - but inside they are melancholic, if not outright depressed.
Source: Stepford Smiler - The film is actually consistently dark and melancholic, with several arguments amongst the characters; one of the six, Elsa, is depressed and acts out in increasingly desperate ways, making herself the antagonist for much of the movie, and another of the six is actually an outright villain.
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