Related Words for melancholic

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melancholy
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Adjective, Noun
sad
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Noun, Adjective
mournful
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Adjective
morose
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Adjective
elegiac
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Noun
pensive
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Adjective
wistful
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Adjective
sorrowful
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Adjective
somber
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Adjective
sombre
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Adjective
introspective
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Adjective
depressive
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Adjective
lugubrious
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Adjective
moody
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Name
melodic
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Adjective
sardonic
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Adjective
contemplative
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Adjective
brooding
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Noun
dreamlike
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Adjective
soulful
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Adjective
gloomy
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Adjective
poetic
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Adjective
melodramatic
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Adjective
doleful
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Adjective
nihilistic
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Adjective
fatalistic
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Adjective
downbeat
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Noun
nostalgic
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Adjective
forlorn
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Adjective
maudlin
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Noun
languid
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Adjective
phlegmatic
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Adjective
lyrical
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Adjective
morbid
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Adjective
dreamy
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Adjective
pessimistic
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Adjective
sentimental
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Adjective
meditative
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Adjective
surrealistic
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Adjective
haunting
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Noun
emotive
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Adjective
poignant
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Adjective
plaintive
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Adjective
sullen
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Adjective
poetical
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Name
melodious
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Adjective
jazzy
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Name
upbeat
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Adjective
cynical
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Adjective
glum
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Noun
childlike
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Adjective
mellow
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Adjective
ethereal
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Adjective
joyful
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Adjective
joyous
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Adjective
euphoric
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Adjective
stoical
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Adjective
weepy
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Adjective
jovial
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Adjective
languorous
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Adjective
ironical
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Adjective
romantic
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Adjective
whimsical
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Adjective
gothic
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Name
eerie
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Noun
stoic
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Noun
impressionistic
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Adjective
bittersweet
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Noun
despairing
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Noun
dour
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Noun
bluish
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Adjective
solemn
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Adjective
teary
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Adjective
darkly
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Adverb
leaden
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Adjective
affective
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Adjective
reflecting
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Verb
impassioned
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Adjective
remorseful
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Adjective
dreary
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Adjective
thick
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Adjective
brown
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Name
affecting
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Verb
emotional
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Adjective
profound
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Adjective
gray
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Noun
feeling
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Noun
sepulchral
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Adjective
lowery
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Name
studious
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Adjective
humoured
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Adjective
bilious
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Adjective
tearful
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Adjective
melting
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Noun
surly
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Adjective
humors
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Noun
subtype
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Noun
temperament
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Noun
depression
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Noun
incorporation
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Noun
stupor
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Noun
reverie
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Noun
depressed
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Verb
moods
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Noun
delusions
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Noun
mourning
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Noun
resignation
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Noun
disposition
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Noun
malaria
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Noun
modernism
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Noun
madness
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Noun
longing
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Noun
hue
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Noun
contemplation
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Noun
melody
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Noun
gaze
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Noun
temper
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Noun
lover
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Noun
patient
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Noun
identification
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Noun
complexion
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Noun
tone
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Noun
ego
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Noun
genius
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Noun
tune
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Noun
song
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Noun
withdrawal
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Noun
cast
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Noun
features
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Noun
personality
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Noun
irony
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Noun
reflection
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Noun
apathetic
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Adjective
apprehensive
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Adjective, Noun
ascetic
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Adjective, Noun
coquette
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
deceivers
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Noun
despondent
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Adjective
distrustful
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Adjective
hypochondriac
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Noun, Adjective
hysterical
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Adjective
introverted
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Adjective
irritable
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Adjective
lunatic
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Noun, Adjective
maniac
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Noun
manic
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Adjective, Noun
mystic
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Adjective, Noun
neurotic
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Adjective, Noun
optimist
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Noun
pacifist
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Noun, Adjective
paranoid
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Adjective, Noun
penitent
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Noun, Adjective
psychotic
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Adjective, Noun
puritan
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Name, Adjective
schizophrenic
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Adjective, Noun
sufferers
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Noun
shirtless
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Adjective
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb