Synonyms of languished

languished

verb

past tense of languish

as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faded
• weakened
• sagged
• went
• sank
• failed
• lagged
• deteriorated
• withered
• decayed
• drooped
• flagged
• wasted (away)
• emaciated
• wilted
• yielded
• rotted
• degenerated
• broke down
• wore out
• ran down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• rallied
• rebounded
• recuperated
• gained
• convalesced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of languished

The Clarity Act, which would establish a new regulatory structure for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, has languished in the Senate for months. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Sentiment throughout this year has languished at unusually low levels, below anything seen during the Great Recession, 9/11 and foreign wars. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

The Senate's farm bill, an omnibus piece of legislation rolled out every five years that governs everything from rural development and crop insurance to nutrition programs, has languished in committee during McConnell’s absence. — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Those measures have languished in Lansing alongside other data center proposals, including a bill to require community benefit agreements between the data center developers and the local areas where the developers want to open a facility. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Moreno spent on stars, skimped everywhere else, and squandered the primes of two of baseball's greatest players as the franchise languished. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

By 2021, his casino had languished for years, empty and in disrepair. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

The project languished for decades over a shortage of acting twins who could play the parts. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

In comparison with America, the Gulf and Asia, the mature markets of the EU and the rest of the continent have languished. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026