wilted flowers
Past their prime
Wilted flowers are cut flowers that have begun to droop, dry out, and lose their freshness.
The phrase often carries symbolic weight—wilted flowers suggest neglect, faded beauty, or the passage of time: The wilted flowers in the vase reminded her how long he'd been gone.
They may also evoke failed romance or forgotten gestures.
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- fadedLost original color
- dried outDevoid of moisture
- witheredDried and shrunken
- dyingCeasing to live
petals · vase · brown · dried · decay · limp · sad · forgotten · thrown away · stems · brittle · crumbling · yellowed · parched · neglected · memorial · thirsty · shriveled
- Damaged Thingsbroken glass, broken window, cracked screen, shattered glass, shattered mirror
- flowersroses, tulips, daisies, lilies, orchids
- flower photographycherry blossoms, seasonal blooms, garden photos, lavender fields
- Gothicgargoyle, gothic fiction, pointed arch, gothic architecture, flying buttress
- melancholysadness, sorrow, gloom, woe, dejection
- omensomens, omen, portent, portents, signs