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MELANCHOLIC Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word melancholic. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word melancholic. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MELANCHOLIC

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blue
adjectiveadj
noun

• blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime

• blue clothing

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue

• the sky as viewed during daylight

• used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

• the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

• any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

adjective satellite

• of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

• used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• characterized by profanity or cursing

• suggestive of sexual impropriety

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• morally rigorous and strict

• causing dejection

verb

• turn blue

dejected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• affected or marked by low spirits

depressed
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• lower than previously

• flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

• filled with melancholy and despondency

desolate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

dispirited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• filled with melancholy and despondency

downcast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

adjective satellite

• directed downward

• filled with melancholy and despondency

downhearted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with melancholy and despondency

forlorn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by or showing hopelessness

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

glum
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moody and melancholic

• showing a brooding ill humor

low-spirited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with melancholy and despondency

mournful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing sorrow

• filled with or evoking sadness

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

somber
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

unhappy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• causing discomfort

• marked by or producing unhappiness

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

melancholiac
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone subject to melancholia

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

Best Hypernyms For MELANCHOLIC

Here is a list of related hypernyms for melancholic, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
depressive

Alternatives for BLUE

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