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aggrieved, black, bleak, caterwauling, cheerless, en.synonym.one, dejected, depressed, depressing, desolate, despondent, dire, disconsolate, disheartened, disheartening, dismal, dispirited, doleful, dolorous, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forbidding, funereal, gloomy, glum, en.synonym.one, grieved, grievous, hopeful, howling, inconsolable, joyless, longing, lost, loud, lugubrious, morose, mournful, noisy, nostalgic, ominous, plaintive, rueful, sad, sentimental, serious, sober, somber, sombre, sorrowful, sorry, en.synonym.one, thoughtful, threatening, unhappy, wailing, wishful, wistful, woeful, yearning, black bile, blues, darkness, dejection, depression, en.synonym.one, despair, despondency, discouragement, gloom, grief, hopelessness, malaise, misery, oppression, pall, sadness, seriousness, shadow, sobriety, thoughtfulness, trouble, unhappiness, weariness, worry, melancholic.
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gloomy
depressed, sad
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sad
feeling, unhappy
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dismal
property, moaning
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depressed
sad, feeling
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despondency
sadness, mental condition
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gloom
sadness, mental condition
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unhappy
feeling, depressed
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dejection
sadness, mental condition
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blues
sadness, mental condition
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despondent
depressed, sad
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depression
sadness, mental condition
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mournful
sad, feeling
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melancholic
sad, happy
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dejected
depressed, unhappy
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doleful
feeling, property
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sorrowful
depressed, unhappy
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joyless
despondent, barren
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downcast
despondent, forlorn
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sadness
despondency, sorrow
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pensive
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downhearted
unhappy, despondent
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unhappiness
sorrow, depression
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depressing
despondent, gloomy
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somber
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blue
despondent, happy
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woeful
moaning
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disconsolate
forlorn
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sorrow
depression, desolation
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miserable
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glum
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dispirited
unhappy, happy
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cheerless
forlorn, happy
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misery
sorrow, depression
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lugubrious
gloomy
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dreary
bleak, barren
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sombre
property, gloomy
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sorry
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wistful
happy
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grief
sorrow, depression
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melancholia
desolation
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1. [ʹmelənk(ə)lı] n (сущ.)
уныние, подавленность; грусть, печаль; тоска, меланхолия
2. [ʹmelənk(ə)lı] a (прил.)
1. унылый, подавленный
2. грустный, печальный; наводящий уныние
Синонимы,антонимы
меланхолия, уныние, грусть, тоска, печаль Синонимы: despondency, dejection
уст. раздражительность, гневливость Синонимы: irascibility, ill-temper, sullenness
мрачный, подавленный, угнетённый Синонимы: dark, obscure, pensive
грустный, скорбный; вызывающий депрессию Синонимы: sad, gloomy, dejected, mournful
Синонимы: melancholy
adj.
1 sad, morose, depressed, unhappy, dejected, despondent,
blue, downhearted, glum, gloomy, woeful, woebegone, lugubrious,
disconsolate, downcast, dispirited, low-spirited, cheerless,
crestfallen, chap-fallen, forlorn, heartbroken, mournful,
sorrowful, miserable, dismal, Colloq down in the mouth, (down)
in the dumps, low: Harold has been melancholy ever since Lucy
left.
—n.
2 sadness, sorrow, misery, woe, gloom, unhappiness, blues,
moroseness, depression, dejection, dejectedness, despondence,
despondency, downheartedness, glumness, gloominess, woefulness,
lugubriousness, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, cheerlessness,
mournfulness, sorrowfulness, miserableness, dolour, anguish:
Getting Harold’s mind off his problems may relieve his
melancholy.
Фразы, идиомы, фразовые глаголы, сленг , примеры предложений
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melancholy news — печальные вести |
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melancholy possesses him — он погружён в меланхолию |
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settled melancholy — постоянная грусть |
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a soul that is set to melancholy — душа, склонная к печали |
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tranquil melancholy [pleasure] — тихая грусть [радость] |
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— deep melancholy черная меланхолия
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Melancholy possesses him. Он погружен в меланхолию.
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Словарь ненормативной лексики английского языка
Tо do away melancholy, you gotta misbehave. — ОТ ПЛОХОГО настроения надо избавляться плохим поведением
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melancholy
Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.
See synonyms for HAPPINESS.
Synonyms:
affliction, distress, grief, mourning, regret, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, trouble, woPreposition:
Grief at a loss; for a friend.
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melancholyadjective
Synonyms:
gloomy, sad, dejected, disconsolate, dismal, moody, hypochondriacal, cast downAntonyms:
lively, sprightly, gladsome, gleesome, blithesome, happy, cheerful, gamesome, mirthful, merry
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melancholynoun
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
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black bileAntonyms:
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melancholynoun
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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black bileAntonyms:
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black bile, melancholyadjective
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
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black bileAntonyms:
glad, cheerful -
melancholy, melancholicadjective
characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
«growing more melancholy every hour»; «her melancholic smile»; «we acquainted him with the melancholy truth»
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sombre, somber, melancholicAntonyms:
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somber, sombre, melancholyadjective
grave or even gloomy in character
«solemn and mournful music»; «a suit of somber black»; «a somber mood»
Synonyms:
sombre, somber, drab, melancholic, soberAntonyms:
cheerful, glad
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sad
a feeling of sorrow; normally with no cause
«for some reason he felt melancholy when she woke up»
Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019
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sadnessnoun
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melancholynoun
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dejection, depression, gloominess, sadness, gloom, despondency, hypochondria, blues, blue devils, dumps, megrims, vapors, low spirits, depression of spirits -
melancholyadjective
Synonyms:
dejected, dispirited, depressed, sad, sorrowful, LACKADAISICAL, atrabillous, gloomy, hypochondriac, BLUE, dumpish, mopish, glum, downcast, desponding, down-hearted, chap-fallen, crest-fallen, hypped, low-spirited, cast down, in the dumps, with a long face, down in the mouth, out of sorts
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How to use melancholy in a sentence?
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Martin Clayton:
This drawing shows a certain wistfulness I think, a certain melancholy even, it’s not Leonardo, the great philosopher gazing into the distance. It’s a flesh and blood man at the end of a career that had achieved a great deal, but also maybe failed to achieve a great deal as well.
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Aimee Osbourne:
It’s been a frustrating journey, a lot of trial and error. For years it felt like I was swimming in the ocean, all by Aimee Osbourne, i’ve lived through a lot of dark environments one way or another while growing up and that has influenced my songwriting. And, yes, I suppose melancholy is a running theme. [ But ] I never had to battle for my identity. I have always been me.
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Charles Dickens, Bleak House:
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
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François Fénelon:
Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.
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Ty Burrell:
They are 8 and 10. We just felt like we would wait until they were a little bit older, most of that stuff goes over their head anyway. But also it was just weird for them to watch dad on the television… it was really fun. It actually lightened the mood for my wife and I to have them laughing at everybody’s ridiculousness. It kind of helped with the melancholy aspect of saying goodbye to the show and my fictional family.
Translations for melancholy
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- حزنArabic
- melancholie, melancholickýCzech
- melankoli, melankolskDanish
- Schwermut, Melancholie, schwermütig, melancholischGerman
- μελαγχολίαGreek
- melancolía, melancólica, melancólicoSpanish
- ملایمPersian
- melankolinenFinnish
- mélancolie, mélancoliqueFrench
- mulad, cianalas, truime, dòlasachd, tùirse, èislean, dubhachasScottish Gaelic
- דכדוךHebrew
- melancholiaInterlingua
- piluIndonesian
- þunglyndiIcelandic
- malinconia, malinconico, melancolicoItalian
- 憂鬱, 鬱病Japanese
- ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆKannada
- 우울, 침울Korean
- matapōuri, kainatu, rāwakiwaki, ruku popoiMāori
- droevig, weemoed, melancholisch, melancholieDutch
- tungsinn, melankoli, svartsynNorwegian
- melancholiaPolish
- melancolia, melancólicoPortuguese
- melancolie, tristețe, melancolicRomanian
- меланхолия, меланхоличныйRussian
- utučenost, снужденост, melankòlija, утученост, snuždenostSerbo-Croatian
- melanchóliaSlovak
- svårmod, melankoli, melankoliskSwedish
- hüzün, melankoli, melankolikTurkish
- u sầuVietnamese
- glumaladälVolapük
- 悲哀, 忧郁Chinese
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Phrases with Melancholy
Things Melancholy often describes
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melancholy song
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melancholy tone
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melancholy music
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melancholy version
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melancholy tune
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melancholy mood
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melancholy ballad
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melancholy theme
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melancholy note
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melancholy melody
How Melancholy often is described
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present melancholy
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certain melancholy
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lingering melancholy
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titular melancholy
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wistful melancholy
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pure melancholy
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demented melancholy
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slow melancholy
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poor melancholy
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gripping melancholy
Melancholy is the first word in phrase
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melancholy moon
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melancholy hill
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melancholy baby
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melancholy arc
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melancholy eyes
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melancholy instead
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melancholy emperor
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melancholy saga
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melancholy summer
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melancholy burning
Melancholy is the last word in phrase
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medicine melancholy
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mining melancholy
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rampancy melancholy
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carnival melancholy
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bit melancholy
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yen melancholy
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canon melancholy
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jack melancholy
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waxes melancholy
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medusa melancholy
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Synonyms of melancholy
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as in sadness
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- as in thoughtful
- as in sadness
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adjective
Definition of melancholy
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as in sad
causing unhappiness
the melancholy thought of having to say good-bye to all the friends he had made over the summer
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disheartening
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discomposing
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happy
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cheery
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glad
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inspiring
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pleasant
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as in depressed
feeling unhappiness
they were a bit melancholy after their youngest child left for college
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unhappy
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sorrowful
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upset
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forlorn
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downcast
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dejected
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disappointed
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joyless
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hangdog
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brokenhearted
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heavyhearted
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grieving
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cast down
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unquiet
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aggrieved
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sunk
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lugubrious
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weeping
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dispirited
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plaintive
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regretful
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desolate
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grey
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gray
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as in thoughtful
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
a melancholy period in the artist’s life that is reflected in his work
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thoughtful
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contemplative
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solemn
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musing
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sombre
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serious
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logical
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introspective
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rational
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preoccupied
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sedate
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deliberate
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self—reflective
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severe
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grave
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serious—minded
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purposeful
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abstracted
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weighty
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absentminded
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unreflective
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frivolous
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flippant
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goofy
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scatterbrained
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thoughtless
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silly
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flighty
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unthinking
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harebrained
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mindless
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light—headed
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featherbrained
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brainless
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unreflective
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frivolous
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flippant
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goofy
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scatterbrained
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thoughtless
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silly
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flighty
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unthinking
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harebrained
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mindless
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light—headed
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melancholy
2 of 2
noun
as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
the bleakness of winter sometimes gives me cause for melancholy
Synonyms & Similar Words
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sadness
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depression
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sorrowfulness
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mournfulness
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sorrow
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gloom
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grief
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anguish
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dejection
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gloominess
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blues
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unhappiness
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misery
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oppression
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glumness
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despair
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heartsickness
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dreariness
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desperation
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joylessness
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forlornness
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agony
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mourning
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despondence
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despondency
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dumps
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pain
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miserableness
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melancholia
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desolation
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mopes
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despond
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boredom
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downheartedness
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blue devils
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distress
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doldrums
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regret
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somberness
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disconsolateness
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self—pity
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dispiritedness
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dolefulness
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hopelessness
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discouragement
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woe
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wretchedness
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dolor
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ennui
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moroseness
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morbidness
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moodiness
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disheartenment
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drear
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tedium
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woefulness
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rue
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self—despair
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dismalness
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morosity
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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joy
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happiness
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exultation
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exuberance
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joyousness
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elation
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ecstasy
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euphoria
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intoxication
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bliss
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rapture
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jubilation
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gladness
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joyfulness
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exhilaration
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mirth
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gayety
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felicity
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heaven
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gaiety
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glee
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merriment
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humor
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jollity
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optimism
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joviality
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lightheartedness
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cheerfulness
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hopefulness
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blissfulness
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gayness
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cheeriness
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satisfaction
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mirthfulness
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contentment
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cheer
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gleefulness
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elatedness
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rapturousness
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content
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gladsomeness
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sunniness
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contentedness
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delight
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gratification
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joy
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happiness
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exultation
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exuberance
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joyousness
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elation
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ecstasy
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euphoria
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intoxication
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bliss
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rapture
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jubilation
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gladness
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joyfulness
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exhilaration
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mirth
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gayety
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felicity
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heaven
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gaiety
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glee
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merriment
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humor
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jollity
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optimism
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joviality
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lightheartedness
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cheerfulness
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hopefulness
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blissfulness
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gayness
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cheeriness
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satisfaction
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mirthfulness
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contentment
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cheer
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gleefulness
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elatedness
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rapturousness
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content
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gladsomeness
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sunniness
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contentedness
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delight
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gratification
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- gloomy
- grim
- mournful
- pensive
- somber
- sorrowful
- trite
- wistful
- blue
- down
- downbeat
- downcast
- low
- moody
- dejected
- despondent
- destroyed
- disconsolate
- dismal
- dispirited
- doleful
- dolorous
- down and out
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downhearted
- dragged
- droopy
- funereal
- glum
- heavy-hearted
- in blue funk
- joyless
- lachrymose
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- mirthless
- miserable
- moony
- saddened
- saddening
- sorry
- torn-up
- unhappy
- wet blanket
- woebegone
- woeful
- boredom
- despair
- desperation
- despondency
- ennui
- gloom
- grief
- sorrow
- wistfulness
- blahs
- blues
- bummer
- dejection
- dolor
- downer
- dumps
- funk
- gloominess
- letdown
- miserableness
- misery
- mopes
- mournfulness
- pensiveness
- tedium
- unhappiness
- woe
- wretchedness
- blue devils
- blue funk
- dismals
- dolefuls
- down trip
- low spirits
On this page you’ll find 198 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to melancholy, such as: gloomy, grim, mournful, pensive, somber, and sorrowful.
- cheer
- confidence
- excitement
- happiness
- joy
- advantage
- benefit
- blessing
- boon
- gladness
- joyousness
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How to use melancholy in a sentence
In The Ringer, Rob Harvilla wrote that the album lacked any potential for pop hits as well as the “propulsion and the melancholy severity” of her past work.
WHY LORDE’S SOLAR POWER IS A POP ODDITYANDREW R. CHOWAUGUST 23, 2021TIME
But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT
At the same time he is appreciative and very amusing, and one has no chance to indulge in melancholy with him.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
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WORDS RELATED TO MELANCHOLY
- depressions
- downheartednesses
- dumps
- eyes
- heaviness of hearts
- low spirits
- lowness
- melancholies
- peepers
- postpartum depressions
- adverse
- disagreeable
- discouraged
- discouraging
- displeasing
- distressed
- gloomy
- grim
- melancholy
- troubled
- troubling
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unpleasant
- adverse
- disagreeable
- discouraged
- discouraging
- displeasing
- distressed
- gloomy
- grim
- melancholy
- troubled
- troubling
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unpleasant
- black
- cheerless
- comfortless
- dark
- discouraging
- disheartening
- dismal
- drear
- dreary
- funereal
- gloomy
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- hopeless
- joyless
- lonely
- melancholy
- mournful
- oppressive
- sad
- somber
- unpromising
- black
- cheerless
- comfortless
- dark
- discouraging
- disheartening
- dismal
- drear
- dreary
- funereal
- gloomy
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- hopeless
- joyless
- lonely
- melancholy
- mournful
- oppressive
- sad
- somber
- unpromising
- black
- cheerless
- comfortless
- dark
- discouraging
- disheartening
- dismal
- drear
- dreary
- funereal
- gloomy
- grim
- hard
- harsh
- hopeless
- joyless
- lonely
- melancholy
- mournful
- oppressive
- sad
- somber
- unpromising
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
By the way
found 19 synonyms
- somber (3)
- sombre (3)
- blue (22)
- crummy (4)
- dejected (7)
- despondent (8)
- destroyed (2)
- disconsolate (7)
- dismal (11)
- dispirited (7)
- doleful (6)
- dolorous (4)
- down (7)
- downbeat (0)
- downcast (5)
- downhearted (9)
- dragged (0)
- droopy (1)
- humor (7)
Morphological analysis of the word melancholy
Initial word form: MELANCHOLY
All forms of the word:
- MELANCHOLY