Depression synonyms

Depression synonyms such as credit squeeze, a blue funk, bad times, and credit crunch. Depression is a noun, and its antonyms are cheerfulness and boom. Additionally, here are 60 synonyms, related words, and verbs for depression.

60 synonyms for depression

1. sadness

A blue funk, a funk, a low, clinical depression, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disconsolation, discouragement, dispiritedness, dolefulness, dolour, downheartedness, dysthymia, endogenous depression, gloom, gloominess, heavy-heartedness, hopelessness, low spirits, melancholia, melancholy, misery, moodiness, mopery, moroseness, one's black dog, pessimism, postnatal depression, reactive depression, sadness, sorrow, tearfulness, the blahs, the blues, the doldrums, the dumps, the megrims, the mopes, the slough of despond, unhappiness, upset, and woe.

2. decline

Bad times, credit crunch, credit squeeze, decline, downturn, hard times, inactivity, paralysis, recession, slowdown, slump, stagflation, stagnation, and standstill.

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