depression

Synonyms: abasement abjection abjectness blahs bleakness blue funk bummer cheerlessness dejection desolation desperation despondency disconsolation discouragement dispiritedness distress dole dolefulness dolor downheartedness dreariness dullness dumps ennui gloom gloominess heaviness of heart heavyheartedness hopelessness lowness lugubriosity melancholia melancholy misery mortification qualm sadness sorrow the blues trouble unhappiness vapors woefulness worry

Antonyms: cheerfulness encouragement happiness hope hopefulness

Synonyms: bad times bankruptcy bear market big trouble bottom out bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure hard times inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis rainy days recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment

Antonyms: recovery surge

Synonyms: basin bowl crater dent dimple dip excavation hole hollow impression indentation pit pocket sag scoop sink sinkage sinkhole vacuity vacuum valley void

Antonyms: bulge convexity protuberance