Scrabble & Words with friends points
- depress is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
- depress is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
- depress is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11
Definition of depress
- cause to drop or sink (verb)
Examples
- The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
Synonyms
- lower
- press down (verb)
Synonyms
- press down
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb)
Examples
- These news depressed her
Synonyms
- cast down
- deject
- demoralise
- demoralize
- dismay
- dispirit
- get down
- lessen the activity or force of (verb)
Examples
- The rising inflation depressed the economy
- lower (prices or markets) (verb)
Examples
- The glut of oil depressed gas prices
See definition of depress in Merriam Webster