undepressed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not lowered or pressed down: "undepressed" describes something that has not been pushed downward or reduced in height or level.
- Not emotionally or economically diminished: In a figurative sense, it refers to a person, market, or condition that has not suffered a decline in spirit, vitality, or value.
Usage Examples
- (The surface was not pushed down or indented.)
- (The market did not fall or lose value.)
- (Her emotional state was not saddened or discouraged.)
Advanced Usage
"to remain undepressed": to stay at a normal or elevated level without decline.
- The patient's mood remained undepressed throughout the treatment. (Their emotional state did not become low or sad.)
"an undepressed economy": an economic condition without recession or decline.
- The undepressed economy continued to grow steadily. (The economy was not in a downturn.)
Variants and Related Words
Depress (verb): to press down or cause to sink; to lower in spirits or value.
- The news will depress the market. (The news will cause the market to fall.)
Depressed (adjective): having been pressed down; feeling sad or in a state of economic decline.
- He was depressed after losing his job. (He felt very sad.)
Depression (noun): a state of low spirits; a period of economic downturn.
- The Great Depression was a severe economic crisis.
Synonyms
- Unlowered: not made lower in position or amount.
- Unbowed: not defeated or discouraged; remaining strong.
- Unshaken: not disturbed or weakened.
Antonyms
- Depressed: pressed down; sad; economically weak.
- Lowered: reduced in height or intensity.
- Sagging: sinking or drooping downward.
Related Idioms
- Keep one's chin up (not directly equivalent, but similar in meaning to staying undepressed): to remain cheerful in a difficult situation.
- Even in hard times, she kept her chin up. (She stayed positive.)