Languish Synonyms and Antonyms
lăng'gwĭsh
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Synonyms for Languish
To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:
To sag in dejection or exhaustion:
(Educ.) To get a grade of failure; not pass
To have an intense longing or desire; yearn
To have a strong desire or craving.
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To lose strength or power
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To be or become stagnant.
To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
To lose courage or hope
To continue to live or exist although very close to death or the end
To put up with; tolerate:
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pine away
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
(Gram.) To inflect (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) systematically, giving its different forms according to case, number, and gender
Deteriorate is defined as to make or become worse or lower in value or quality.
To fade is defined as to become less bright, to grow more faint, less popular, or less strong, or to begin to wither away and disappear.
(Often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
To become lower in value or amount; lessen, as prices, funds, etc.
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To use up or spend without real need, gain, or purpose; squander
To render speechless or incapable of action; stun:
To be plentifully supplied:
To become limp, as from heat or lack of water; wither; droop
To have or give dull, steady pain
To have a yen (for); long; yearn
To wish or long for; want:
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To be in poor health, esp. over a period of time
Antonyms for Languish
To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; improve physically
To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become:
To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
Words Related to Languish
To feel the need of; long for; crave
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
In a strong manner; greatly, severely, vigorously, etc.
To waste away from longing or grief
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To be under the necessity of or the obligation to:
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