languish[verb]Synonyms:- weaken, decline, droop, fade, fail, faint, flag, wilt, wither
- often with for: pine, desire, hanker, hunger, long, yearn
- be neglected, be abandoned, rot, suffer, waste away
Antonyms: flourish
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
lan‧guish /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: languir, from Latin languere]
1. if someone languishes somewhere, they are forced to remain in a place where they are unhappy
languish in
Shaw languished in jail for fifteen years.2. if something languishes, it fails to improve and develop or become successful ⇒
founder Antonym : flourish:
The housing market continues to languish. The shares are languishing at just 46p after yesterday’s fall. West Ham United are currently languishing at the bottom of the league. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲