Languishing Synonyms and Antonyms

Weak
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. droopy
  2. dull
  3. sluggish
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. desiring
  2. withering
  3. pining
  4. yearning
  5. hungering
  6. aching
Antonyms:
  1. thriving
  2. improving
  3. strengthening
  4. flourishing
  5. growing
Pensive
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. pining
  2. melancholy
  3. longing

Words Related to Languishing

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.

Languishing Sentence Examples

  • The native industries are inconsiderable, and many of them are in a languishing condition.

  • The polls show them still languishing far behind Labor.

  • They are now languishing in Guantanamo at the whim of the US government.

  • Currently languishing at the bottom of the premier league they could do with some cheering up.

  • While languishing at his estates at Kelston near Bristol and awaiting a return to royal favor, he invented the first water closet.

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