What is another word for mournful?
379 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɔːnfə͡l], [ mˈɔːnfəl], [ m_ˈɔː_n_f_əl]
Mournful is a word that describes a feeling of deep sadness, grief, or sorrow. Synonyms for the word mournful include sorrowful, melancholy, lamentable, woeful, doleful, gloomy, and somber. Each of these synonyms shares a sense of sadness, but they also convey different shades of meaning. Sorrowful suggests a deep sense of regret, while lamentable implies an element of tragedy. Melancholy conveys a sense of pensive sadness, while woeful suggests a more acute form of sorrow. Doleful connotes a sense of sadness that manifests in teary-eyed expression. Gloomy suggests a more permanent or long-lasting sense of sadness, whereas somber evokes a more serious, weighty kind of sadness.
Synonyms for Mournful:
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adj.
• black • brokenhearted • dejected- anxious ,
- blue ,
- contemplative ,
- dejected ,
- depressed ,
- despairing ,
- despondent ,
- disconsolate ,
- discouraged ,
- disheartened ,
- dispirited ,
- downhearted ,
- gloomy ,
- glum ,
- grim ,
- heartbroken ,
- lachrymose ,
- moody ,
- morose ,
- overcome ,
- pensive ,
- sad ,
- sullen .
- pitiable ,
- scurvy ,
- in adequate ,
- in significant ,
- in-adequate ,
- more arousing ,
- most arousing ,
- scurvier ,
- scurviest .
- dis heartening ,
- dis-heartening ,
- drearer ,
- drearest ,
- hopeless ,
- more disheartening ,
- more unpromising ,
- most disheartening ,
- most unpromising ,
- un promising ,
- un-promising .
- de pressed ,
- de-pressed ,
- drab ,
- draggier ,
- draggiest ,
- in dumps ,
- in the dumps ,
- jarring ,
- mopey ,
- mopier ,
- mopiest ,
- more dejecting ,
- more drearisome ,
- most dejecting ,
- most drearisome ,
- un comfortable ,
- un-comfortable .
- heart rending ,
- more dolesome ,
- more dolorific ,
- more heart rending ,
- more heart-rending ,
- most dolesome ,
- most dolorific ,
- most heart rending ,
- most heart-rending .
- broodier ,
- broodiest ,
- down dumps ,
- down the dumps ,
- more chapfallen ,
- more dragged ,
- more mirthless ,
- more moping ,
- more mopish ,
- most chapfallen ,
- most crabbed ,
- most dragged ,
- most mirthless ,
- most moping ,
- most mopish .
- dis quieting ,
- dis-quieting ,
- egregious ,
- more afflicting ,
- more wounding ,
- most afflicting ,
- most wounding ,
- up setting ,
- up-setting .
- god awful ,
- more god awful ,
- more god-awful ,
- more hurting ,
- most god awful ,
- most god-awful ,
- most hurting ,
- un favorable ,
- un fortunate ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-fortunate .
- Racked ,
- dis contented ,
- dis tressed ,
- dis-contented ,
- dis-tressed ,
- more agonized ,
- more anguished ,
- more racked ,
- more suffering ,
- more tormented ,
- more tortured ,
- most agonized ,
- most anguished ,
- most discontented ,
- most racked ,
- most suffering ,
- most tormented ,
- most tortured ,
- on downer ,
- pained ,
- wounded .
- having blahs ,
- ill humored ,
- ill tempered ,
- ill-humored ,
- illhumored ,
- illtempered ,
- in a blue funk ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more perversive ,
- more splenetic ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most perversive ,
- most splenetic ,
- singing blues ,
- splenetic .
- more beseeching ,
- more commiserable ,
- more entreating ,
- more imploring ,
- more supplicating ,
- most beseeching ,
- most commiserable ,
- most entreating ,
- most imploring ,
- most supplicating .
- more beefing ,
- more bellyaching ,
- more grousing ,
- more wailing ,
- most beefing ,
- most bellyaching ,
- most grousing ,
- most wailing ,
- out sorts ,
- wailing .
- conscience stricken ,
- consciencestricken ,
- guilt ridden ,
- guiltridden ,
- more chastened ,
- more guilt ridden ,
- more guilt-ridden ,
- more guiltridden ,
- more self reproachful ,
- more self-reproachful ,
- more selfreproachful ,
- most chastened ,
- most guilt ridden ,
- most guilt-ridden ,
- most guiltridden ,
- most self reproachful ,
- most self-reproachful ,
- most selfreproachful ,
- self reproachful ,
- selfreproachful .
- long faced ,
- longfaced ,
- more bleeding ,
- more let down ,
- more let-down ,
- more letdown ,
- more long faced ,
- more long-faced ,
- more longfaced ,
- more ripped ,
- most bleeding ,
- most let down ,
- most let-down ,
- most letdown ,
- most long faced ,
- most long-faced ,
- most longfaced ,
- most ripped ,
- un happier ,
- un happiest ,
- un happy ,
- un-happier ,
- un-happiest ,
- un-happy ,
- unhappy .
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v.
• depressing Other synonyms:
- grievous ,
- regrettable .
- deplorable ,
- rueful ,
- woebegone .
Other relevant words:
• dismal
• melancholy
• sad
• sobbing
• sorrowful
• weeping
• Other relevant words (adjective):
- Commiserable ,
- Dolesome ,
- Dolorific ,
- Drearisome ,
- Mopish ,
- anguished ,
- beefing ,
- brokenhearted ,
- broody ,
- bummed out ,
- chapfallen ,
- cheerless ,
- dark ,
- depressing ,
- dolorous ,
- down and out ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- down in the dumps ,
- draggy ,
- drear ,
- dreary ,
- full of sorrow ,
- god-awful ,
- grousing ,
- guilt-ridden ,
- have the blahs ,
- having blue devils ,
- having the blahs ,
- heart-rending ,
- in a bad mood ,
- in bad mood ,
- in blue funk ,
- in doldrums ,
- in low spirits ,
- in mourning ,
- in pain ,
- in sorrow ,
- joyless ,
- lamentable ,
- let-down ,
- long-faced ,
- melancholy ,
- mirthless ,
- miserable ,
- no nonsense ,
- on a downer ,
- perversive ,
- piteous ,
- pitiful ,
- plaintive ,
- regretful ,
- remorseful ,
- self-reproachful ,
- sepulchral ,
- sick at heart ,
- singing the blues ,
- torn up ,
- tragic ,
- unpromising ,
- weeping ,
- wistful ,
- woeful .
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How to use "Mournful" in context?
WHAT DOES MOURNING MEAN?
Mourning is a complex act that involves feeling sorrow and regret for a loss or absence. It often involves crying, talking about the deceased, and quietly reflecting on their life. Mourning can be a private process, or it can be shared with friends and family. Mourning can last for a few days, weeks, or a longer period of time.
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