Depressing
Depressing adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Tear-jerking and depressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tear-jerking" instead an adjective "Depressing".
Tear-jerking
Depressing and tear-jerking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depressing" instead an adjective phrase "Tear-jerking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moving and depressing
- moving and tear-jerking
- pitiful and depressing
- pitiful and tear-jerking
- melancholy and depressing
- melancholy and tear-jerking
- woeful and depressing
- woeful and tear-jerking
- grave and depressing
- grave and tear-jerking
- sad and depressing
- sad and tear-jerking
- miserable and depressing
- miserable and tear-jerking
Both words in one sentence
- For ultra-depressing, tear-jerking downer endings (and middles, and beginnings), though, there's nothing like Edgar Allan Poe poetry.
Source: Downer Ending / Literature
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