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
Lugubrious and depressive are semantically related. in sad topic. In some cases you can use "Lugubrious" instead an adjective "Depressive", when it comes to topics like hopeless.
Lugubrious
Lugubrious adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the diner's dim lighting makes eating there a particularly lugubrious experience
Depressive and lugubrious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depressive" instead an adjective "Lugubrious".
Nearby Word: lugubriously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and depressive
- melancholy and lugubrious
- dismal and depressive
- dismal and lugubrious
- sepulchral and depressive
- sepulchral and lugubrious
- sad and depressive
- sad and lugubrious
- wretched and depressive
- wretched and lugubrious
- black and depressive
- black and lugubrious
- dark and depressive
- dark and lugubrious
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