suicidal

adjective

Definition of suicidalnext
as in depressed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suicidal
  1. depressed
  2. melancholic
  3. unhappy
  4. sad
  5. morbid
  6. melancholy
  7. inconsolable
  8. sorrowful
Adjective
  • Starting with him all depressed, doing a team-up, switching sides, going through this whole emotional journey with his grandfather, and everything that that entails as well.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Half of Wisconsin high schoolers reported feeling anxious, a third depressed and a fifth self-harming, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2021, Antigo, a town of about 8,000 and the county seat of Langlade County, is no different.
    Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • The book initially caught my attention because of the stark contrast between its strikingly lurid title and its subdued, melancholic cover art.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • So far, even The Rock is a fan of the hilariously somber and melancholic ode to having a bad day.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of melancholic
Adjective
  • Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • However, sad to say, Gmail accounts remain a prime target for attackers of all sorts and understanding the threat is key to getting a grip on mitigating it.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • What kids gain from taking charge of their own feelings Having strong emotional regulation skills doesn’t mean kids won’t feel sad, angry, or frustrated — that’s part of being human.
    Amy Morin, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • Murdering an infant, she’s imprisoned and allowed to ask forgiveness before her execution, her corpse, like other women in her situation, torn asunder by the morbid masses.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
  • With its flinty, morbid humor and collection of eccentric characters—including a star turn by Jamie Lee Curtis as a tough mafia enforcer named Bo Shea—The Sticky is definitely channeling the Cohn brothers' Fargo.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of morbid
Adjective
  • The melancholy voiceover from Elsa Dutton (Isabel May) from 1883 is a nice touch, too, a monologue about the suffering people go through to maintain their control and exploitation of land.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Jim Jarmusch’s deeply romantic, deeply melancholy Only Lovers Left Alive stars Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as a vampiric couple who are currently living on different continents, because what’s a little bit of distance when time doesn’t have meaning.
    James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of melancholy
Adjective
  • Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December.
    Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • More From Newsweek Vault: Walmart+ Members Get New Perk Aimed at Pet Owners Doctors discovered the patient, named as 61-year-old Joanie Simpson, had recently lost her nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier and was inconsolable.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of inconsolable
Adjective
  • Added to this inventory are a set of gilded organ pipes and stained glass panels adorned with sorrowful lilies.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Book Club Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren ★★★★☆ A beautiful yet sorrowful tale of young love, loss, and second chances between two childhood friends.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of sorrowful
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