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Stagnant vs Depressed - What's the difference?

stagnant | depressed |

As adjectives the difference between stagnant and depressed

is that stagnant is lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still while depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent.

As a verb depressed is

(depress).

stagnant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.

    • Related terms

    * stagnate * stagflation

    Derived terms

    * stagnantly * stagnancy

    depressed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (depress)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
  • Suffering from clinical depression.
  • Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

    • Derived terms

    * depressedly * depressedness

    Synonyms

    * despondent * gloomy * melancholy * miserable * sad * unhappy * emo (qualifier)

    Antonyms

    * cheerful