Languish Synonyms and Antonyms

lănggwĭsh
To weaken
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fade
  2. pine
  3. fail
  4. droop
  5. wither
Antonyms:
  1. flourish
  2. grow
  3. strengthen
  4. thrive
  5. improve

Words Related to Languish

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Languish Sentence Examples

  • Sure, everyone wants a cute, funny kitten, but adult cats often languish in shelters.

  • If you let your new blog languish with no new content for too long, people will think it's been abandoned.

  • Picture quilts don't have to languish on beds or the backs of couches either.

  • I'le rather quench the flames of my desire, Then at thine altar languish and expire.

  • In Cyprus, and perhaps on the south-west Anatolian coasts, there is some reason to think that the cataclysm was less complete, and Aegean art continued to languish, cut off from its fountain-head.

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