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languish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of languish

to lose bodily strength or vigor

older people, especially, were languishing during the prolonged heat wave

Synonyms of languish

decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, sag, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither

Words Related to languish

break down, wear out

degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms of languish

convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate

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