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

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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.

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