Synonyms of doldrums

doldrums

plural noun

ˈdōl-drəmz 

1

as in suspension

a state of temporary inactivity

the theater scene is usually in the doldrums during the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suspension
• suspense
• recession
• coma
• abeyance
• moratorium
• dormancy
• cold storage
• quiescence
• inertia
• latency
• suspended animation
• standstill
• rest
• recess
• inaction
• deep freeze
• slumber
• hibernation
• holding pattern
• impasse
• inertness
• torpor
• motionlessness
• hypnosis
• remission
• sleep
• downtime
• layoff
• idleness
• repose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• continuance
• renewal
• resumption
• resuscitation
• recommencement

2

as in sadness

a state or spell of low spirits

the team had been in the doldrums ever since losing the championship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sadness
• depression
• melancholy
• gloom
• sorrowfulness
• blues
• dreariness
• misery
• mournfulness
• anguish
• grief
• sorrow
• gloominess
• unhappiness
• oppression
• dejection
• despair
• glumness
• dumps
• desperation
• joylessness
• agony
• heartsickness
• boredom
• despondency
• miserableness
• despondence
• despond
• mopes
• pain
• forlornness
• blue devils
• mourning
• downheartedness
• distress
• desolation
• disconsolateness
• melancholia
• dispiritedness
• discouragement
• self-pity
• dolefulness
• ennui
• regret
• somberness
• hopelessness
• tedium
• woe
• wretchedness
• dolor
• disheartenment
• drear
• moodiness
• moroseness
• woefulness
• morbidness
• self-despair
• dismalness
• rue
• morosity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• euphoria
• joy
• exuberance
• bliss
• happiness
• ecstasy
• elation
• exhilaration
• heaven
• jubilation
• joyousness
• rapture
• intoxication
• exultation
• optimism
• gladness
• joyfulness
• mirth
• merriment
• glee
• gayety
• felicity
• humor
• gaiety
• joviality
• lightheartedness
• jollity
• cheerfulness
• blissfulness
• cheer
• hopefulness
• gayness
• cheeriness
• satisfaction
• contentment
• elatedness
• content
• rapturousness
• gleefulness
• mirthfulness
• gladsomeness
• contentedness
• sunniness
• delight
• gratification

3

as in boredom

the state of being bored

we were in the doldrums while we waited for something to happen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boredom
• ennui
• tedium
• blahs
• restlessness
• weariness
• melancholy
• listlessness
• lethargy
• monotony
• dullness
• dulness
• torpor
• joylessness
• lassitude
• indifference
• torpidity
• cheerlessness
• languor
• lifelessness
• apathy
• languidness
• unconcern
• sameness
• dispiritedness
• monotonousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fascination
• involvement
• absorption
• enchantment
• excitement
• stimulation
• immersion
• engagement
• engrossment
• animation
• relief
• entertainment
• captivation
• bewitchment
• beguilement
• amusement
• invigoration
• diversion
• enlivenment

Examples of doldrums in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Young Adult Emergency Relief Fund was launched about a month ago in response to the industry’s post-strike doldrums, said Richie Siegel, cofounder of Inevitable Foundation. —Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024

Red Lobster promised customers an endless supply of shrimp for $20 — a gamble the struggling restaurant chain hoped would help pull it out of its pandemic doldrums. —Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024

And consumer sentiment is at last showing signs of rebounding after years in the doldrums. —Ben Casselman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024

The turmoil has eased, but bank stocks are still in the doldrums. —Charley Grant, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2023

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