Synonyms of melancholic

melancholic

adjective

ˌme-lən-ˈkä-lik 

as in sad

feeling unhappiness

she becomes quite melancholic when she reflects on all the lost opportunities of her life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sad
• depressed
• unhappy
• melancholy
• heartbroken
• miserable
• mournful
• bad
• sorrowful
• sorry
• upset
• worried
• gloomy
• uneasy
• doleful
• hopeless
• downcast
• forlorn
• disconsolate
• troubled
• dejected
• disappointed
• despondent
• glum
• joyless
• woebegone
• blue
• inconsolable
• depressing
• suicidal
• heartsick
• hangdog
• crestfallen
• droopy
• brokenhearted
• woeful
• distressed
• saddened
• wretched
• heavyhearted
• downhearted
• down
• low-spirited
• heartsore
• low
• despairing
• discouraged
• down in the mouth
• tearful
• somber
• cast down
• grieving
• aggrieved
• unquiet
• plaintive
• bleak
• lugubrious
• sunk
• morbid
• weeping
• dispirited
• morose
• elegiac
• dolorous
• lachrymose
• anguished
• regretful
• desolate
• disheartened
• rueful
• sullen
• dark
• cheerless
• funereal
• wailing
• saturnine
• gray
• agonized
• dreary
• dismal
• black
• drear
• darkening
• comfortless
• murky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joyous
• joyful
• cheerful
• upbeat
• buoyant
• blissful
• jubilant
• happy
• cheery
• exuberant
• sunny
• euphoric
• gleeful
• jovial
• rapturous
• ecstatic
• glad
• rhapsodic
• merry
• buoyed
• exultant
• jolly
• chipper
• optimistic
• mirthful
• delighted
• jocular
• enraptured
• blithe
• hopeful
• jocose
• excited
• sanguine
• rosy
• energetic
• spirited
• gladsome
• lively
• elated
• vivacious
• jocund
• jaunty
• exhilarated
• blithesome
• sprightly
• animated
• gladdened
• lightsome
• smiling
• overjoyed
• entranced
• vital
• perky
• peppy
• content
• frisky
• springy
• carefree
• satisfied
• laughing
• lighthearted
• bouncing
• encouraged
• careless
• easygoing
• zippy
• pleased
• unconcerned
• thrilled
• grinning
• gratified
• insouciant
• cavalier
• heartened
• boon
• happy-go-lucky
• sprightful
• beaming
• devil-may-care

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of melancholic

Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Driven heavily by lyricism, especially that of the melancholic Mexican singer Ed Maverick, and his ability to forge a new path in the Mexican indie folk scene, Selines dreamt of becoming a professional singer at 15. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Unlike the brighter, more melodic style often associated with Austria and the Tyrol region, Swiss yodeling is slower and more melancholic — an emotionally nuanced tradition rooted in distinct regional dialects. — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Brandon Routh actually makes a decent Superman — heroic, yet understated and touchingly melancholic — but never gets a chance to do much as Clark Kent. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 28 June 2026