Synonyms & related words for melancholic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of melancholic — including melancholiac, melancholy, wistful, pensive, depressive, sad. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to melancholic

Explore words related to melancholic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include melancholically, cafard, melancholia, heavyhearted, plaintiveness, dolefulness, mournful, lugubriousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for melancholic

Common synonyms for melancholic include melancholiac, melancholy, wistful, pensive, depressive, sad, depressing, joyless — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does melancholic come from?

The word melancholic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: melan-, from Greek melas (“black”); and -chol, from Greek chole (“bile”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.