Hence, loathed melancholy.
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Melancholy
/ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑ.li/
Synonyms for "melancholy" (288 found)
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Closest matches (58)
absorptionabstractionaching heartagonyagony of mindanguishatrabiliaratrabiliousbalebeetle browedbeetle-browedbitternessblackblack-browedblasebleakbleeding heartbluebluesboredness
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boredombouderiebroken heartbroken-heartedbrown studycheerlesscheerlessnessclose studyconcentrationcontemplativenesscrestfallencrushingdarkdeep thoughtdejecteddejectednessdejectiondepresseddepressingdepression
Noun(9 words)
acute emotional lonelinessbittersweetsblack bilebleaknessblubroodingchronic sadnessdark mooddepressions
Adjective(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (86)
depth of miserydesolatedesolationdespairdesperationdespondencydespondentdiscomposingdisconsolatedisconsolatenessdismaldispiriteddispiritednessdisquietingdisturbingdolefuldolordolorousdourdowncast
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downhearteddownheartednessdrearydumpishdumpishnessdumpsengrossmentennuiextremityfed upfed-upfed-upnessforlornfrowningfunerealfunkygentle melancholygloomgloominessgloomygloweringglumglumnessgood and tiredgriefgrimgrimnessgrumgrumnessheartacheheartbrokenheavyheavy heartheavyheartedheavyheartednesshopelesshurtinfelicityirkedjadedjadednessjoylesslachrymoselamentablelife-wearinesslife-weary
Noun(17 words)
Related words (144)
Noun(31 words)
lonelinesseslownessmegrimmegrimsmelancholiamelancholicmoodmopesmorbiditymournfulnone too happyovercastspensiveplangencypoetic gloomprofound sadnessrazbliutoromantic sadnessruefulnesssadness
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sadnessessombersombernesssorrowsorrowfulspanish deprimirtemperamentvapourswallowswhen sadwistful sadness
Adjective(8 words)
lowlow-spiritedloweringlugubriouslugubriousnessmelancholiamelancholicmelancholinessmiserablemiserablenessmiserymoanfulmoodinessmoodishmoodishnessmoodymopeymopingmopishmopishness
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morbidmorosemorosenessmournfulmournfulnessmourningmouthmumpishmusingpensivepensivenessperturbingpessimisticpiteouspityplaintivepoignantpreoccupationprofound thoughtprostrationreflectivereflectivenessreverieromantic melancholyruefulsadsaddenedsaddeningsadnesssatiatedsatiationsatietyscowlingsicksick ofsombersombroussorrowsorrowfulsorrowfulnesssorryspeculativenessspleenspleneticstudysuicidal despairsulkinesssulkysullensullennesssurlinesssurlytaedium vitaetediumthoughtfulthoughtfulnesstiredtired oftired of livingtired to deathtirednesstragictristetristfultristfulnessunhappinessunhappywailfulweariedwearifulwearifulnesswearinesswearyweary unto deathwistfulwistfulnesswoewoebegonewoefulwoefulnessworld wearyworld-wearinessworld-wearywretchedwretchedness
Related word relations
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More general
18 entriesaesthetic moodaesthetic qualitybodily fluidbody fluiddepressionemotionemotional statehumorhumourliquid body substancemental conditionmental statemoodpersonality traitsadnesstemperament
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More specific
12 entriesdespairdespondencydreary moodelegiac moodintroverted temperamentmelancholiamelancholic temperamentmournful cadencepoetic melancholyromantic melancholysadnesssomber tone
Collocations
9 entriesdeep melancholymelancholy atmospheremelancholy landscapemelancholy moodmelancholy musicmelancholy toneprofound melancholyromantic melancholystate of melancholy
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
We sensed a melancholy note in his voice.
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He was overcome by a feeling of melancholy.
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Her words were filled with melancholy.
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