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melancholy
adjective as in depressed, sad
Weak matches
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
noun as in depression, sadness
Strongest matches
boredom, despair, desperation, despondency, ennui, gloom, grief, sorrow, wistfulness
Strong matches
blahs, blues, bummer, dejection, dolor, downer, dumps, funk, gloominess, letdown, miserableness, misery, mopes, mournfulness, pensiveness, tedium, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness
Weak matches
blue devils, blue funk, dismals, dolefuls, down trip, low spirits
Example Sentences
“Your grandmother would have hated having some melancholy American-style funeral. So we will celebrate her life and all she’s done—and hopefully we can make her smile.”
Penelope sighed with such deep melancholy one might have easily mistaken her for a native.
Alas, the only books Penelope had close at hand were the cannibal book, her own book of melancholy German poetry in translation, Alexander’s book of Shakespeare sonnets, and Mr. Gibbon’s tome about the Roman Empire.
One was her favorite book of melancholy German poetry in translation, which she always carried with her when she felt in need of reassurance.
“Not really. Just enough to read bits of melancholy poetry here and there. Always had a taste for it, for some reason.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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