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
Sunless and depressive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sunless" instead an adjective "Depressive".
Sunless
Sunless adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum
Depressive and sunless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depressive" instead an adjective "Sunless".
Nearby Word: sun
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Sunless and Depressive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depressive/sunless
Depressive & Sunless. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/depressive/sunless>.
Sunless or Depressive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depressive/sunless.
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