Nearby Words
blahs
[blah] 
| Main Entry: |
depression
[dih-presh-uhn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | low spirits; despair |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | doldrums |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
| Synonyms: | apathy, black mood, blahs, blue funk, blues, boredom, bummer, dejection, disinterest, dismals, downer, dullness, dumps, ennui, funk, gloom, inactivity, indifference, inertia, lassitude, letdown, listlessness, malaise, mopes, slump, stagnation, stupor, tedium, torpor, yawn |
| Antonyms: | elation, gladness, glee, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | dumps |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
| Synonyms: | blahs, blues, bummer, cheerlessness, doldrums, dreariness, gloom, gloominess, low spirits, melancholy, sulks, the blues, trouble, unhappiness, woefulness |
| Main Entry: | ennui |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boredom |
| Synonyms: | apathy, blahs, blues, dejection, depression, dissatisfaction, doldrums, dumps, fatigue, ho hums, lack of interest, languidness, languor, lassitude, listlessness, melancholy, sadness, satiety, spiritlessness, surfeit, tedium, weariness, yawn |
| Antonyms: | energy, enthusiasm, excitement, liveliness, vigor |
| Main Entry: | languid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | drooping, dull, listless |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, blah*, blahs, comatose, dopey, easy, energyless, enervated, faint, feeble, heavy, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, infirm, lackadaisical, laid-back, languishing, languorous, lazy, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, limp, moony, nebbish, phlegmatic, pining, sickly, sleepyhead, slow, sluggish, snoozy, spiritless, supine, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unhurried, uninterested, weak, weary, wimpy |
| Notes: | languid is limp or listless; limpid means clear or calm |
| Antonyms: | alert, animated, energetic, lively, spirited, vivacious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | melancholy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression, sadness |
| Synonyms: | blahs, blue devils, blue funk, blues, boredom, bummer, dejection, despair, desperation, despondency, dismals, dolefuls, dolor, down trip, downer, dumps, ennui, funk, gloom, gloominess, grief, letdown, low spirits, miserableness, misery, mopes, mournfulness, pensiveness, sorrow, tedium, unhappiness, wistfulness, woe, wretchedness |
| Antonyms: | cheer, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | sadness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unhappiness, depression |
| Synonyms: | anguish, blahs, bleakness, blue devils, blue funk, broken heart, bummer, cheerlessness, dejection, despondency, disconsolateness, dismals, dispiritedness, distress, dolefulness, dolor, downcastness, downer, dysphoria, forlornness, funk, gloominess, grief, grieving, heartache, heartbreak, heavy heart, hopelessness, letdown, listlessness, melancholy, misery, moodiness, mopes, mournfulness, mourning, poignancy, sorrow, sorrowfulness, the blues, the dumps, tribulation, woe |
| Antonyms: | cheer, gladness, happiness, joy |
| Main Entry: | blue devils |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
| Synonyms: | blahs, blue Johnnies, blues, d.t.'s, delirium tremens, despair, despondency, dumps, funk, gloom, low spirits, melancholy, mopes, mubblefubbles, mulligrubs, pink elephants, unhappiness |
| Main Entry: | languorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | languid |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, blah*, blahs, comatose, dopey, easy, energyless, enervated, faint, feeble, flagging, heavy*, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, infirm, lackadaisical, laid-back*, languishing, lazy, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, limp, listless, lymphatic, moony, nebbish, phlegmatic, pining, sickly, sleepyhead, slow, sluggish, snoozy, spiritless, supine, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unhurried, uninterested, weak, weary, wimpy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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