Down
Down adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Languishing and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Languishing" instead an adjective "Down".
Nearby Word: downed
Languishing
Languishing adjective - Lacking bodily energy or motivation.
Down and languishing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Languishing".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Synopsis: After years of languishing in a run-down so-called circus, a shapeshifting tiger has found himself with a very unusual new master.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Tiger & Bunny - When you were languishing in rooms I build to file you in-uhh And when the wind set down in funnel-form and pulled you in-uhh
Source: Lyrical Tic -
Lyrical Tic: Mike Doughty tends to pronounce an additional vowel at the ends of lines that end stanzas ("When you were languishing in rooms I built to file you in-uhh / And when the wind set down in funnel form and pulled you in-uhh").
Source: Music / Soul Coughing
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Down & Languishing. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/languishing>.
Languishing or Down. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/languishing.
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