Depress

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To cause someone to feel sad, low-spirited, or disheartened.

“The relentless grey skies of November tend to depress even the most optimistic people.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dəˈprɛs/

Syllables

de·press

Related Words

Synonyms

deject dismaydispiritdemoralizedemoraliselower

Antonyms

elate

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains two E's and starts with the common DE prefix, narrowing guesses quickly

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points with the double P adding value, hooks to DEPRESSED and DEPRESSES

Words Related to Depress

Anagrams of Depress

Words that use exactly the same letters as “depress”.

pressed

Words you can make from Depress

Shorter words formed from the letters in “depress”.

seders speeds speers spreed sprees deeps deers deess dreep drees dress erses essed pedes peers peres preed prees prese press redes reeds seder seeds

Longer words starting with Depress

Words that begin with “depress”.

depression

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