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melancholic
adjective as in depressed
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Weak matches
- bummed out
- cast down
- crestfallen
- crummy
- dejected
- desolate
- despondent
- destroyed
- disconsolate
- dispirited
- down and out
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downhearted
- dragged
- dull
- dysphoric
- fed up
- glum
- grim
- heavy-hearted
- in a blue funk
- in pain
- in the dumps
- in the pits
- in the toilet
- let down
- low-spirited
- morose
- on a downer
- pessimistic
- ripped
- sad
- sob story
- spiritless
- taken down
- torn-up
- tristful
- unhappy
- woebegone
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Example Sentences
Taylor had recently broken off an engagement with the actress Neva Gerber, who complained of his melancholic moods.
For us, this is Louis C.K. and his crabby, melancholic, and profanely funny half-hour comedy.
This ungainly man soon percolated in my own melancholic imagination.
Maintaining tight eye contact, the butlers pluck out audience members for a gripping, melancholic dance.
At first blush, it brings to mind the sultry, melancholic croon of Lana Del Rey.
The immediate cause of the development of such a melancholic state is always some unfortunate event in the course of life.
Melancholic conditions are frequently found in successive generations of the same family.
In many cases the refusal of food is associated with the patient's melancholic delusions.
His face, now almost serene with a melancholic good nature, contrasted with the somber severity of his companion.
His keen, thoughtful dark eye marked the nervous and melancholic temperament.
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On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to melancholic, such as: gloomy, lugubrious, melancholy, wistful, at, and bad.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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