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vapors
noun as in brume
Weak match
noun as in depression
Strong matches
- abasement
- abjection
- blahs
- bleakness
- bummer
- cheerlessness
- dejection
- desolation
- desperation
- despondency
- discouragement
- dispiritedness
- distress
- dole
- dolefulness
- dolor
- downheartedness
- dreariness
- dullness
- dumps
- ennui
- gloom
- gloominess
- heavyheartedness
- hopelessness
- lowness
- melancholia
- melancholy
- misery
- mortification
- qualm
- sadness
- sorrow
- trouble
- unhappiness
- woefulness
- worry
Example Sentences
Those vapors condense into a liquid later in the process and that “condensate” is collected in a storage area, called a sump.
That incident was due to an “equipment” problem (a steel tube ruptured)—resulting in explosive vapors being released and ignited.
One such pessimist was the Mayor* of the town: A little while later, yielding to his vapors, he committed suicide.
Yet, evidence is emerging indicating that e-cigarette vapors might not be all that innocent.
They have to have the courage not to wilt or get the vapors whenever a right-winger invokes the evil gummint or the hated Kenyan.
Few minds could discern distinctly the path of truth and duty through the clouds and vapors of those stormy times.
These vapors would pass into a liquid state, and then the first rain fell upon the earth.
Round cloud vapors split sidewise on the wedges of the rocks.
Vapors and liquid were given off, both of which turned red litmus blue and had a strong odor like tobacco smoke.
The silver rays struck upon their foreheads wet with the vapors of night, and made them like frost seen through phosphorus.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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