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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 hitting all his elements perfectly to Chopin's haunting, melancholic "Nocturne No. 20" earned the young skater his season's best score of 85.65 points and a place in Friday's free skating final.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

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

Zardoya’s yearning for a love lost crescendoes, and is most devastating, in the piano ballad “Back to You”; but it seems as though even her darkest, most melancholic moments are touched by the fae.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

He was, in addition, by all accounts, morbidly melancholic, given to fits of severe depression.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.