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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

yield

degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down
Near Antonyms of languish

convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate

gain

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