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MELANCHOLY Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word melancholy. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word melancholy. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MELANCHOLY

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somber
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

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

despondent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without or almost without hope

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

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

low-spirited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with melancholy and despondency

mournful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing sorrow

• filled with or evoking sadness

pensive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

• showing pensive sadness

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

sorrowing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

melancholic
adjectiveadj
noun

• someone subject to melancholia

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

sombre
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

black bile
nounn
noun

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

Best Hypernyms For MELANCHOLY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for melancholy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
sadness depression emotion feeling humor humour mood unhappiness
Phrases (3)
bodily fluidbody fluidliquid body substance

Alternatives for SOMBER

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