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The synonyms of “Depress” are: lower, press down, cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down, make sad, sadden, make unhappy, make gloomy, make despondent, slow down, slow up, reduce, weaken, sap, devitalize, impair, deflate, cut, cheapen, put down, keep down, mark down, discount, depreciate, devalue, diminish, downgrade, push, push down, press, exert pressure on, hold down
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “depress” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| cast down | Form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold. |
| cheapen | Degrade. The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen US exports. |
| cut | Cut down on make a reduction in. Ted was cutting the lawn. |
| deflate | Become deflated or flaccid as by losing air. Her anger was deflated. |
| deject | Lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted. Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits. |
| demoralise | Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. |
| demoralize | Corrupt the morals of (someone. The bad state of her child s health demoralizes her. |
| depreciate | Lower the value of something. The latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year. |
| devalue | Remove the value from; deprive of its value. The tear devalues the painting. |
| devitalize | Sap of life or energy. An effective product to treat devitalized skin. |
| diminish | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The pain will gradually diminish. |
| discount | Bar from attention or consideration. A product may carry a price which cannot easily be discounted. |
| dismay | Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress. They were dismayed by the U turn in policy. |
| dispirit | Lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted. The army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions. |
| downgrade | Rate lower; lower in value or esteem. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled. |
| exert pressure on | Make a great effort at a mental or physical task. |
| get down | Move into a desired direction of discourse. |
| hold down | Have as a major characteristic. |
| impair | Weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function. A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing. |
| keep down | Retain possession of. |
| lower | Set lower. Lower expectations. |
| make despondent | Favor the development of. |
| make gloomy | Constitute the essence of. |
| make sad | Engage in. |
| make unhappy | Carry out or commit. |
| mark down | Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. |
| press | Press and smooth with a heated iron. The small seeds of sesame are chiefly pressed for their oil. |
| press down | Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for. |
| push | Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. Lydia pushed the door shut. |
| push down | Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action. |
| put down | Make an investment. |
| reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. Reduce your daily fat intake. |
| sadden | Make unhappy. I was saddened to see their lack of commitment. |
| sap | Drain someone of (strength or power. Our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians. |
| slow down | Lose velocity; move more slowly. |
| slow up | Lose velocity; move more slowly. |
| weaken | Destroy property or hinder normal operations. His resistance had weakened. |
| abase | Behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees. |
| abate | Become less in amount or intensity. The storm abated. |
| adulterate | Render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance. The brewer is said to adulterate his beer. |
| consternation | Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. To her consternation her car wouldn t start. |
| curtail | Deprive someone of (something. Curtail drinking in school. |
| daunt | Cause to lose courage. Some people are daunted by technology. |
| debase | Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. War debases people. |
| decrement | The ratio of the amplitudes in successive cycles of a damped oscillation. The instruction decrements the accumulator by one. |
| demoralize | Corrupt the morals of (someone. The boss s behavior demoralized everyone in the office. |
| deprave | Make (someone) immoral or wicked. This book would deprave and corrupt young children. |
| despond | Lose confidence or hope; become dejected. I thought it right not to let my young lady despond. |
| deter | Discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences. Strategists think not only about how to deter war but about how war might occur. |
| discourage | Deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged. We should discourage this practice among our youth. |
| discouragement | The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles. The discouragement of crime. |
| dishearten | Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence. The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops. |
| dismay | Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. They were dismayed by the U turn in policy. |
| dissuade | Turn away from by persuasion. Negative campaigning will only dissuade people. |
| down | A chance for a team to advance the ball ending when the ball carrier is tackled or the ball becomes out of play A team must advance at least ten yards in a series of four downs in order to keep possession. He downed a 20 foot putt for victory. |
| downgrade | An instance of reducing someone or something’s rank, status, or level of importance. Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi skilled. |
| frustration | A feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized. Her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration. |
| lessen | Decrease in size, extent, or range. The years have lessened the gap in age between us. |
| lower | Set lower. Lower a rating. |
| miserable | (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable. Almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans. |
| preclude | (of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something. His difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life. |
| retrench | Reduce (something) in extent or quantity. As a result of the recession the company retrenched. |
| rundown | (of a company or industry) in a poor economic state. A rundown in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy. |
| scare | Become scared. I was scared stiff. |
| shrinkage | An allowance made for reduction in the takings of a business due to wastage or theft. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage. |
| slump | Fail or decline substantially. She slumped against the cushions. |
| weaken | Lessen the strength of. The fever weakened his body. |
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