Depressive
Depressive adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the depressive air of a dingy barroom where locals went to drown their sorrows
Depressing is a synonym for depressive in upsetting topic. In some cases you can use "Depressing" instead an adjective "Depressive", when it comes to topics like gloomy, hopeless, overwhelming.
Depressing
Depressing adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the depressing atmosphere of the funeral
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and depressive
- melancholy and depressing
- dismal and depressive
- dismal and depressing
- blue and depressive
- blue and depressing
- sad and depressive
- sad and depressing
- miserable and depressive
- miserable and depressing
- wretched and depressive
- wretched and depressing
- black and depressive
- black and depressing
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