Antonyms
fun playwad
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //He hated the drudgery of his job.
- //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
First Known Use
1550, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
— see drudge entry 1drudgery
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- very hard or unpleasant work //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasureRelated WordsNear Antonyms
dry cleaner
noun
Definition
- : one whose business is dry cleaning
Examples
- //I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
- //My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
blue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessAntonyms
bliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousnessExamples
- //I've been down in the dumps all week
First Known Use
1529, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
probably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at dampdumps
plural noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a state or spell of low spirits //I've been down in the dumps all weekSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessRelated WordsNear Antonyms
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present tense third-person singular of dump
- to end a usually intimate relationship with //all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped himSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to get rid of as useless or unwanted //dump the trash on the curb and go back insideSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last — more at duringdurable
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities //durable fabric //They were amazed at how durable the tent was despite its frequent use.Synonyms & Near SynonymsExamples
- //He hated the drudgery of his job.
- //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
First Known Use1550, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology— see drudge entry 1drudgerynounSynonyms & Antonyms
- very hard or unpleasant work //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasureRelated WordsNear Antonyms
dry cleanernounDefinition
- : one whose business is dry cleaning
Examples- //I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
- //My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
First Known Use1897, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & AntonymsSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessAntonymsbliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousnessExamples- //I've been down in the dumps all week
First Known Use1529, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymologyprobably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at dampdumpsplural nounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a state or spell of low spirits //I've been down in the dumps all weekSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessRelated WordsNear Antonyms
verbSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present tense third-person singular of dump- to end a usually intimate relationship with //all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped himSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to get rid of as useless or unwanted //dump the trash on the curb and go back insideSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last — more at duringdurableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities //durable fabric //They were amazed at how durable the tent was despite its frequent use.Synonyms & Near SynonymsExamples
- //He hated the drudgery of his job.
- //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
First Known Use1550, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology— see drudge entry 1drudgerynounSynonyms & Antonyms
- very hard or unpleasant work //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasureRelated WordsNear Antonyms
dry cleanernounDefinition
- : one whose business is dry cleaning
Examples- //I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
- //My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
First Known Use1897, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & AntonymsSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessAntonymsbliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousnessExamples- //I've been down in the dumps all week
First Known Use1529, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymologyprobably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at dampdumpsplural nounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a state or spell of low spirits //I've been down in the dumps all weekSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessRelated WordsNear Antonyms
verbSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present tense third-person singular of dump- to end a usually intimate relationship with //all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped himSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to get rid of as useless or unwanted //dump the trash on the curb and go back insideSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last — more at duringdurableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities //durable fabric //They were amazed at how durable the tent was despite its frequent use.Synonyms & Near SynonymsExamples
- //He hated the drudgery of his job.
- //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
First Known Use1550, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology— see drudge entry 1drudgerynounSynonyms & Antonyms
- very hard or unpleasant work //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasureRelated WordsNear Antonyms
dry cleanernounDefinition
- : one whose business is dry cleaning
Examples- //I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
- //My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
First Known Use1897, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & AntonymsSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessAntonymsbliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousnessExamples- //I've been down in the dumps all week
First Known Use1529, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymologyprobably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at dampdumpsplural nounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a state or spell of low spirits //I've been down in the dumps all weekSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessRelated WordsNear Antonyms
verbSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present tense third-person singular of dump- to end a usually intimate relationship with //all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped himSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to get rid of as useless or unwanted //dump the trash on the curb and go back insideSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last — more at duringdurableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities //durable fabric //They were amazed at how durable the tent was despite its frequent use.Synonyms & Near SynonymsExamples
- //He hated the drudgery of his job.
- //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
First Known Use1550, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology— see drudge entry 1drudgerynounSynonyms & Antonyms
- very hard or unpleasant work //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasureRelated WordsNear Antonyms
dry cleanernounDefinition
- : one whose business is dry cleaning
Examples- //I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
- //My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
First Known Use1897, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & AntonymsSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessAntonymsbliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousnessExamples- //I've been down in the dumps all week
First Known Use1529, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymologyprobably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at dampdumpsplural nounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a state or spell of low spirits //I've been down in the dumps all weekSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessRelated WordsNear Antonyms
verbSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present tense third-person singular of dump- to end a usually intimate relationship with //all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped himSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to get rid of as useless or unwanted //dump the trash on the curb and go back insideSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last — more at duringdurableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities //durable fabric //They were amazed at how durable the tent was despite its frequent use.Synonyms & Near SynonymsExamples
- //He hated the drudgery of his job.
- //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
First Known Use1550, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology— see drudge entry 1drudgerynounSynonyms & Antonyms
- very hard or unpleasant work //in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasureRelated WordsNear Antonyms
dry cleanernounDefinition
- : one whose business is dry cleaning
Examples- //I take my clothes to a local dry cleaner.
- //My wool coat is still at the dry cleaner's.
First Known Use1897, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & AntonymsSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessAntonymsbliss blissfulness ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration exuberance exultation felicity gladness gladsomeness happiness heaven intoxication joy joyfulness joyousness jubilation rapture rapturousnessExamples- //I've been down in the dumps all week
First Known Use1529, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymologyprobably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at dampdumpsplural nounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a state or spell of low spirits //I've been down in the dumps all weekSynonymsblue devils blues dejection depression desolation despond despondence despondency disconsolateness dispiritedness doldrums dolefulness downheartedness dreariness forlornness gloom gloominess glumness heartsickness joylessness melancholy miserableness mopes mournfulness oppression sadness sorrowfulness unhappinessRelated WordsNear Antonyms
verbSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present tense third-person singular of dump- to end a usually intimate relationship with //all of her friends were surprised at how she just dumped himSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to get rid of as useless or unwanted //dump the trash on the curb and go back insideSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
First Known Use14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and EtymologyMiddle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin durabilis, from durare to last — more at duringdurableadjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms
- able to exist for a long time with retention of original qualities, abilities, or capabilities //durable fabric //They were amazed at how durable the tent was despite its frequent use.