Words Like MOURNFUL

We have put together a list of words that are similar to MOURNFUL.

8 Alternative Words Similar to mournful

1 Plaintive Adjective      Synonym Words Like Plaintive
2 Doleful Adjective      Synonym Words Like Doleful
3 Sad Adjective      Similar Words Like Sad
4 Sorrowful Adjective      Similar Words Like Sorrowful
5 Mourning Adjective      Synonym Words Like Mourning
6 Grieving Adjective      Synonym Words Like Grieving
7 Saddening Adjective      Synonym Words Like Saddening
8 Grievous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Grievous

3 examples of mournful

1 a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss.
2 mournful news
3 stared with mournful eyes

9 definitions of mournful

1 Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous
2 filled with or evoking sadness
3 expressing sorrow
4 Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful.
5 Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle.
6 Sorrowful; oppressed with grief.
7 Denoting or expressing mourning or sorrow; exhibiting the appearance of grief: as, mournful music; a mournful aspect.
8 Causing sorrow; deplorable; doleful: as, a mournful death.
9 Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
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