Synonyms for languish
Definitions
- v. 1
To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
- v. 2
To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness.
He languished without his girlfriend.
Related words
- Word family
- languishment languid languor languorous
Forms
- Past participle
- languished
e.g. languished → withered, declined, fallen, wasted…
Example sentences
- wither What is left when the flowers of time wither away?
- ache Does it have anything to do with the stomach ache?
- yearn I yearn for the days when we communicated effortlessly.
- fade Relaxing with loved ones makes the tiredness fade.
- rot Put the meat in the refrigerator, or it will rot.
By length
- 3 letters
- yen1, rot1
- 4 letters
- fall1, flag1, sink1, pine1, fade1, ache1
- 5 letters
- waste1, decay2, faint1, yearn1, droop1
- 6 letters
- wither2
- 7 letters
- decline2, dwindle2
- 8 letters
- diminish3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay2 = 2 syllables).