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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
But that’s because at a Chappell Roan show, Chappell Roan is the show: a fearsomely talented purveyor of feeling and attitude whose campy sense of humor only heightens the exquisite melancholy of her music.
The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author, whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy.
Ms. Case’s songs spark with this kind of powerful but finite energy, which reflects the alternately joyful and melancholy arc of life itself.
The Nobel Prize in Literature was on Thursday awarded to Laszlo Krasznahorkai, considered by many as Hungary's most important living author whose works explore themes of postmodern dystopia and melancholy.
Her art features cute animals — the kind a child might cuddle with — but with thoughtful, melancholy features and expressions, as if they are grappling with a recent misfortune or trying to navigate a hard day.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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