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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And again, Sandler channels a hangdog torpor, almost a melancholic air, in a performance that bristles with comic realism.

From New York Times

"Both works are played at a similar tempo. And both works use features of electronica, ambience, pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B to achieve a particularly atmospheric and melancholic sound."

From BBC

Toothsome is an import — a version is open at Universal’s version of CityWalk in Orlando — but it’s just weird enough to feel a part of SoCal’s themed-restaurant lineage with an elaborate, borderline melancholic backstory.

From Los Angeles Times

“If it’s only loud and muddy, you become blind and deaf. The goal was to look at these images and get melancholic.”

From Los Angeles Times

“But it felt melancholic, and everyone was walking at a slower pace.”

From Washington Post

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