melancholic

[mel-uhn-kol-ik] / ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

depressed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gloomy lugubrious melancholy wistful

STRONG

at bad bleeding blue down downcast hurting low low-down moody weeping

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful happy joyful

STRONG

heartened

Example Sentences

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In “The Rest of Our Lives,” Tom is a modern melancholic, and some of the stops on his journey are to see people he wistfully associates with his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

In effect, Bublé wins the holiday-music race by virtue of his entire seasonal catalog, with lighter and melancholic songs alike.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Guðnadóttir wrote a wistful, melancholic theme for Hedda that is often played by solo trumpet, and which she turned into an end credits song with lyrics by director Nia DaCosta.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Andrew Panton, who owns the aircraft and the centre, is melancholic.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Take The Great Gatsby, for instance—the woman’s melancholic face against the city lights in the distance is the perfect representation of the quiet misery of that era.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

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