THESAURUS

Melancholy Synonyms & Antonyms

(historical) Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

Synonyms

despondencymiserybluenesstristessemirthlessbluescrestfallennessdejectiondepressiondistressdolefulnessdownheartednessdreariheadforlornnessgriefheartsoreill-beinginfelicitymelancholiamelancholymishappinessmournprosternationregretrueruthsadnesssorrowsorrowfulnesstristfulnessmelancholicsadblack bile

Antonyms

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Related Words

black bilemelancholicsadbluegloomydepressedwoeacutenostalgicabsenceathymiagloomdejectiondespondencydepressionsadnesssorrowsombernessgloominesslugubriousness

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