LANGUISHMENTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

languishments

noun

plural of languishment

as in decreases

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Noun

As daylight decreases, buck (male deer) and doe (female deer) hormones increase.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2026
Tim Belfall, a director at Starlink installer Westend WiFi, reports that the pricing decreases have been popping up in the UK, too.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreases

Noun

The labor force had been shrinking, the result of demographic changes and immigration reductions, but expanded by 421,000 in October.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
For decades, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone-depleting compounds were widely used in aerosol sprays, foams, air conditioners, and refrigerators, causing significant reductions in ozone levels.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of reductions

Noun

In the documentation, the company is candid about its failings.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings and other contributing factors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of failings

Noun

The statement said four members of the Bolsonaro family presented valid documentation and had no legal impediments to entering the country, despite the fact that Brazilian Justice had annulled their passports.

— Florencia Cabral, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Working together in a blurred state, these electron twins don’t suffer the impediments of their isolated siblings.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of impediments

Noun

The Nasdaq is getting crushed Friday, losing more than 2% on the post-earnings declines in Amazon and Intel.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Since then, circulation has remained stable at both, Brummond said, even as many other publications across the country have suffered declines.

— Pamela E. Walck, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of declines

Noun

But to do it without five of his six best weapons speaks not only to his excellence but the glaring shortcomings in the Dolphins’ defense.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Its shortcomings, including a lack of keyboard backlighting and an 8GB memory limit, are tolerable given the price.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026

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