Depressed and Wistful

Depressed

Depressed adjective - Curved inward.

Wistful and depressed are semantically related in happy topic. In some cases you can use "Wistful" instead an adjective "Depressed".

Wistful

Wistful adjective - Showing pensive sadness.
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Synonyms for Wistful

Depressed and wistful are semantically related in happy topic. Sometimes you can use "Depressed" instead an adjective "Wistful".

Nearby Word: wistfully

Both words in one sentence

  • Except Little Miss Sunshine, where he's a wistful, suicidally depressed and very withdrawn gay man who nevertheless becomes the film's center.
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Wistful and Depressed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depressed/wistful
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