languished
Faded from neglect
Languished is the past tense of languish, meaning to grow weak or lose vitality, especially through prolonged suffering or neglect.
A prisoner languishes in a cell; a bill languishes in committee; a plant languishes without water.
The word suggests slow decline rather than sudden collapse: The project languished for years before being revived.
It can also mean to pine with longing: She languished for her distant lover.
Lost original color
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
- witheredDried and shrunken
- wanedDecreased gradually
- deterioratedBecame worse over time
decayed · atrophied · weakened · diminished · ebbed · flagged · faltered · dwindled
Ached with longing
- longedFelt intense desire
- achedExperienced dull discomfort
- cravedIntensely longed for
- pined awayWeakened through prolonged longing
wasted away · heartsick · lovelorn · wistful · melancholic · sorrowful · despairing · tormented
Made weak or infirm
- enfeebledMade weak or feeble
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- sappedDepleted of vitality
frail · feeble · infirm · drained · spent · depleted · listless · lethargic
No longer recalled
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
unattended · deserted · sidelined · forsaken · discarded · unnoticed · unheeded · cast aside
faded
Lost original color
deteriorated · decayed · atrophied · weakened · diminished · ebbed · flagged · faltered · dwindled · drooped
pined
Ached with longing
pined away · wasted away · heartsick · lovelorn · wistful · melancholic · sorrowful · despairing · tormented · lovesick
debilitated
Made weak or infirm
sapped · frail · feeble · infirm · drained · spent · depleted · listless · lethargic · prostrate
forgotten
No longer recalled
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
disregarded · unattended · deserted · sidelined · forsaken · discarded · unnoticed · unheeded · cast aside · left behind
languishedcelebrated
Widely known and praised
championed · prioritized · nurtured · cherished · tended
languishedadvanced
Far along in development
progressed · developed · accelerated · transformed · improved