The report states that there will be a depression.
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Depression
/dɪˈpɹɛʃn̩/
Synonyms for "depression" (316 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (64)
Noun(3 words)
abatementabridgmentabstractionabuliaaching heartagonyagony of mindalienationalleviationalveolationalveolusanguishantrumanxietyanxiety equivalentanxiety stateapathyarmpitattenuationbad times
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balebasinbitternessblank despondencyblazebleaknessbleeding heartbluesboombottoming outbowlbroken heartbusiness cyclebusiness fluctuationsbustcatatonic stuporcavitycheerlessnesscleftcomfortlessnesscompulsionconcaveconcavitycontractioncooling offcouchancycratercrenacrisiscrushingcryptcupcutdampeningdampingdeath wishdebasementdeclinedecreasedecrementdecrescence
Strong matches (94)
deductiondeepeningdeflationdegradationdejectednessdejectiondemotiondentdepreciationdepth of miserydescentdesolationdespairdesperationdespondencydespondentnessdetachmentdiggingdiminishmentdiminution
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dimpledipdisappointmentdiscomfortdiscouragementdisheartenmentdismalnessdispiritednessdistressdistressfulnessdoldrumsdown tripdowncastnessdownerdownheartednessdownturndrearinessdrillingdrooping spiritsdumpsdyingdying offeconomic cycleeconomic expansioneconomic growtheconomic stagnationelationemotionalismennuieuphoriaevil dayexcavationexpanding economyexpansionextenuationextremityfade outfade-outfoldfolie du doutefolliclefunnel chestgashgloomgloominessglumnessgriefgrievousnessgrowthhackhard timesheartacheheartlessnessheavy heartheavy weatherhigh growth rateholehollowhollow shellhollownesshopelessness
Related words (158)
hurthypochondriahysteriahystericsimpressionincisionincurvationincurvatureincurvityindentationindifferenceinfelicityinsensibilityjagjogjogglejoylessnesskerflacunalamentability
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lamentationlanguishmentlanguorlassitudelesseninglethargyletuplowlow spiritsloweringlownesslowness of spiritlyinglying downmalaisemaniamarket expansionmelancholiamelancholymental distressminiaturizationminingmiserymitigationmournfulnessnicknocknotchobsessionoppressionpainpainfulnesspathological indecisivenesspathospeakpeakingpessimismpitpitiabilitypitiablenesspitifulnesspocketpoignancypreoccupationprobingpronenessprosperityprostrationpsychalgiapsychomotor disturbancepunch bowlrainy dayrecessrecessionrecliningrecoveryrecumbencyreductionregrettablenessrelaxationsad timessadnesssaggingscaling downschmerzscoopscorescotchself-destructive urgesharpnessshellshortnesssimplicitysinksinkagesinkingsinking heartsinusslotslough of despondslowdownslumpsocketsorrowsorrowfulnessspiritlessnesssquatnesssquattinessstormy weatherstumpinessstuporsubjacencysubmergencesubtractionsuicidal despairsupinenesstaedium vitaethe bluestictroughtunnelingtwitchingunhappinessunresponsivenessupturnvaporvugweakeningweariness of lifewithdrawalwoewoebegonenesswoefulnesswretchedness
Noun(23 words)
Adjective(1 words)
surface dent
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: slump, abatement, abridgment, abstraction, abulia.
- Sentence evidence is available for depression, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "depression".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "depression"
Keep "depression" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "depression", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "depression" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
30 entriesaffective disorderair massangular positionbusiness cycle phaseconcave shapeconcavitycrisiseconomic conditionemotional disorderemotional disturbanceemotional stateformationgeological formationincurvationincurvaturelandform
Showing 16 of 30 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
6 entriesGreat Depressionclinical depressiondepression ratelow moodmajor depressive disorderseasonal depression
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
141 translations across 55 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- depressie noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depressie noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- gemoedsbekakking noun (psychology: state of mind)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δυσθυμία noun (psychology: state of mind)
Arabic
3 entries- إِحْبَاط noun (psychology: state of mind)
- اِكْتِئَاب noun (psychology: state of mind)
- كَسَاد noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Armenian
1 entries- դեպրեսիա noun (psychology: state of mind)
Belarusian
2 entries- дэпрэ́сія noun (psychology: state of mind)
- дэпрэ́сія noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Bulgarian
3 entries- депре́сия noun (psychology: state of mind)
- икономическа криза noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- уни́ние noun (psychology: state of mind)
Catalan
2 entries- depressió noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depressió noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 抑鬱 /抑郁 noun (psychology: state of mind)
- 抑鬱症 /抑郁症 noun (psychology: state of mind)
- 沮喪 /沮丧 noun (psychology: state of mind)
- 消沉 noun (psychology: state of mind)
Czech
2 entries- deprese noun (psychology: state of mind)
- deprese noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Danish
4 entries- depression noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depression noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- lavkonjunktur noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- nedgangstid noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Dutch
1 entries- depressie noun (psychology: state of mind)
Farefare
1 entries- sũ-sã'aŋɔ-yuuge noun (psychology: state of mind)
Finnish
4 entries- depressio noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depressio noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depressiokausi noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- lama noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
French
2 entries- dépression noun (psychology: state of mind)
- dépression noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
German
3 entries- Abschwung noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- Depression noun (psychology: state of mind)
- Depression noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Greek
2 entries- κατάθλιψη noun (psychology: state of mind)
- ύφεση noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Hebrew
2 entries- דיכאון noun (psychology: state of mind)
- שפל noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Hindi
1 entries- मंदी noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Hungarian
4 entries- (klinikai) depresszió noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresszió noun (psychology: state of mind)
- hanyatlás noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- levertség noun (psychology: state of mind)
Icelandic
2 entries- Kreppa noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- þunglyndi noun (psychology: state of mind)
Indonesian
2 entries- depresi noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresi noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Irish
3 entries- dúlagar noun (psychology: state of mind)
- gruaim noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- spealadh noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Italian
2 entries- depressione noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depressione noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Japanese
3 entries- 不振 noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- 不況 noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- 憂鬱 noun (psychology: state of mind)
Khmer
3 entries- ថ្នាំង noun (psychology: state of mind)
- ភាពដាប noun (psychology: state of mind)
- ឧបាយាស noun (psychology: state of mind)
Korean
2 entries- 불경기 noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- 우울 noun (psychology: state of mind)
Latin
1 entries- depressio noun (psychology: state of mind)
Lithuanian
1 entries- depresija noun (psychology: state of mind)
Macedonian
1 entries- депресија noun (psychology: state of mind)
Malay
2 entries- kemurungan noun (psychology: state of mind)
- tawar hati noun (psychology: state of mind)
Malayalam
1 entries- വിഷാദം noun (psychology: state of mind)
Māori
4 entries- mate pāpōuri noun (psychology: state of mind)
- mate pāpōuri noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- paheketanga ohaoha noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- rāwakiwaki noun (psychology: state of mind)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- depresjon noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresjon noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresjon noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- nedgangstid noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- depresjon noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresjon noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresjon noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- nedgangstid noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- كساد noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Persian
4 entries- افسردگی noun (psychology: state of mind)
- افسردگی noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- رکود noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- کسادی noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Polish
3 entries- depresja noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresja noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresja noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Portuguese
4 entries- crise noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- depressão noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depressão noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depressão noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Romanian
4 entries- depresiune noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresiune noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresiune noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- deprimare noun (psychology: state of mind)
Russian
3 entries- депре́ссия noun (psychology: state of mind)
- депре́ссия noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- уны́ние noun (psychology: state of mind)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- airteil noun (psychology: state of mind)
- dubhachas noun (psychology: state of mind)
- sprochd noun (psychology: state of mind)
- trom-inntinn noun (psychology: state of mind)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- depresija noun (psychology: state of mind)
- депресија noun (psychology: state of mind)
Slovak
4 entries- depresia noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresia noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresia noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- recesia noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Slovene
1 entries- depresija noun (psychology: state of mind)
Spanish
3 entries- depresión noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresión noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresión noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Swedish
2 entries- depression noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depression noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Tagalog
3 entries- depresyon noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresyon noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- depresyon noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
Thai
4 entries- ความซึมเศร้า noun (psychology: state of mind)
- ภาวะเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำ noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- อารมณ์ซึมเศร้า noun (psychology: state of mind)
- โรคซึมเศร้า noun (psychology: state of mind)
Tocharian B
1 entries- silñe noun (psychology: state of mind)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- sik bilong bel hevi noun (psychology: state of mind)
Turkish
2 entries- bunalım noun (psychology: state of mind)
- depresyon noun (psychology: state of mind)
Ukrainian
1 entries- депре́сія noun (psychology: state of mind)
Urdu
2 entries- افسردگی noun (psychology: state of mind)
- افسردگی noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
Welsh
4 entries- dirwasgiad noun (economics: period of major economic contraction)
- iselder noun (psychology: state of mind)
- iselder noun (psychology: period of unhappiness)
- iselder ysbryd noun (psychology: state of mind)
Yiddish
1 entries- דעפרעסיע noun (psychology: state of mind)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.
Source: tatoeba (48569)
The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression.
Source: tatoeba (48570)
These sea boats are fast enough to stay in a depression for several days.
Source: tatoeba (55143)
Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "depression"?
Closest matches include slump, abatement, abridgment, abstraction, abulia.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "depression"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.