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
Dispiriting and depressive are semantically related. in sad topic. In some cases you can use "Dispiriting" instead an adjective "Depressive", when it comes to topics like upsetting, gloomy, hopeless, overwhelming.
Dispiriting
Dispiriting adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.
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Synonyms for Dispiriting
Depressive and dispiriting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depressive" instead an adjective "Dispiriting".
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Related pairs
- melancholy and depressive
- melancholy and dispiriting
- dismal and depressive
- dismal and dispiriting
- blue and depressive
- blue and dispiriting
- sad and depressive
- sad and dispiriting
- wretched and depressive
- wretched and dispiriting
- black and depressive
- black and dispiriting
- dark and depressive
- dark and dispiriting
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