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Term: depressing

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "depressing": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. depressing

depressing

Definitions

Adjective

  1. Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

Verb

  1. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  2. Lower (prices or markets)
  3. Cause to drop or sink
  4. Press down
  5. Lessen the activity or force of
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "depressing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 depressing 3 5
2 depressingly 4 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "depressing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 advertising 4 50
2 depending 3 32
3 demanding 3 19
4 destroying 3 17
5 discussing 3 16
6 disturbing 3 16
7 defending 3 13
8 declaring 3 10
9 departing 3 10
10 descending 3 10
11 declining 3 9
12 delivering 4 9
13 advocating 4 6
14 decreasing 3 6
15 depicting 3 6
16 detecting 3 6
17 displaying 3 6
18 dangling 3 4
19 darkening 3 4
20 decorating 4 4
21 denouncing 3 4
22 despairing 3 4
23 decanting 3 3
24 depriving 3 3
25 diffusing 3 3
26 disarming 3 3
27 dismissing 3 3
28 dispatching 3 3
29 dissolving 3 3
30 debunking 3 2
31 debuting 3 2
32 dictating 3 2
33 digesting 3 2
34 disdaining 3 2
35 dissenting 3 2
36 drizzling 3 2
37 admonishing 4 1
38 dampening 3 1
39 daydreaming 3 1
40 deducting 3 1
41 degrading 3 1
42 despising 3 1
43 deviating 4 1
44 disliking 3 1
45 disobeying 4 1
46 dispersing 3 1
47 distilling 3 1
48 divulging 3 1
49 darjeeling 3 0
50 dealmaking 3 0
51 debriefing 3 0
52 deciphering 4 0
53 decoupling 3 0
54 defaulting 3 0
55 defecting 3 0
56 deflating 3 0
57 defrauding 3 0
58 defunding 3 0
59 defusing 3 0
60 delisting 3 0
61 depleting 3 0
62 deploring 3 0
63 deporting 3 0
64 digressing 3 0
65 disallowing 4 0
66 disavowing 4 0
67 disbursing 3 0
68 disguising 3 0
69 dishwashing 3 0
70 dislodging 3 0
71 dispelling 3 0
72 disposing 3 0
73 dissecting 3 0
74 divesting 3 0
75 divorcing 3 0
76 downloading 3 0
77 downplaying 3 0
78 downsizing 3 0
79 dribbling 3 0
80 idealizing 5 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "depressing".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 expression 3 79
2 processing 3 38
3 pressing 2 25
4 expressing 3 24
5 depression 3 24
6 dressing 2 22
7 repression 3 6
8 depressions 3 3
9 depressingly 4 2
10 professing 3 2
11 impressing 3 2
12 dressings 2 1
13 depress 2 1
14 repressing 3 0
15 depressurizing 5 0
16 reprocessing 4 0
17 redressing 3 0
18 pressuring 3 0
19 oppressing 3 0
20 digressing 3 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "depressing" in a sentence.

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Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "depressing" in a sentence.

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "depressing" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "depressing".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 6

Fragments: 2

Sound Alikes: 80

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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From “The most depressing site on the internet” to stories of possibility
Mar 15, 2026 Butler Nature
It may sound macabre and terribly depressing. But these women say talking about death has given new meaning to their final chapters. By demystifying death, they’re able to focus on “how we enjoy these last few trips around the sun,” one said. https://wapo.st/
Mar 15, 2026 facebook.com
These 3 Louisiana cities are most depressing places to live, study says
Mar 11, 2026 Shreveport Times
Self Esteem on pivot to acting: "I’ve been rock-bottom depressed because of music"
Mar 15, 2026 NME
The depressing case of Russia’s return to Venice
Mar 12, 2026 Prospect Magazine
A future without small presses looks ‘incredibly depressing’, LBF hears
Mar 11, 2026 The Bookseller
Even in these depressing times, Love is Blind is profoundly bleak television
Mar 5, 2026 The Guardian

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