Synonyms: down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dispirited, depressed, low, low-spirited, grim, gloomy, blue
Definition: filled with melancholy and despondency
Usage: gloomy at the thought of what he had to face; gloomy predictions; a gloomy silence; took a grim view of the economy; the darkening mood; lonely and blue in a strange city; depressed by the loss of his job; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; downcast after his defeat; feeling discouraged and downhearted
Similar words: dejected
Definition: affected or marked by low spirits
Usage: is dejected but trying to look cheerful
Definition: lower than previously
Usage: the market is depressed; prices are down
Similar words: low
Definition: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Usage: low prices; the reservoir is low
Synonyms: depressed
Definition: flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
Similar words: thin
Definition: of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Usage: thin wire; a thin chiffon blouse; a thin book; a thin layer of paint