Words Like SORROWFUL

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

36 Alternative Words Similar to sorrowful

1 Joyful Adjective      Antonym Words Like Joyful
2 Joyless Adjective      Related Words Like Joyless
3 Unhappy Adjective      Related Words Like Unhappy
4 Anguished Adjective      Similar Words Like Anguished
5 Bereaved Adjective      Similar Words Like Bereaved
6 Bereft Adjective      Similar Words Like Bereft
7 Bitter Adjective      Similar Words Like Bitter
8 Brokenhearted Adjective      Similar Words Like Brokenhearted
9 Dolorous Adjective      Similar Words Like Dolorous
10 Dolourous Adjective      Similar Words Like Dolourous
11 Elegiac Adjective      Similar Words Like Elegiac
12 Grieving Adjective      Similar Words Like Grieving
13 Grievous Adjective      Similar Words Like Grievous
14 Heartbreaking Adjective      Similar Words Like Heartbreaking
15 Heartbroken Adjective      Similar Words Like Heartbroken
16 Heartrending Adjective      Similar Words Like Heartrending
17 Heartsick Adjective      Similar Words Like Heartsick
18 Lachrymose Adjective      Similar Words Like Lachrymose
19 Lamenting Adjective      Similar Words Like Lamenting
20 Lugubrious Adjective      Similar Words Like Lugubrious
21 Mournful Adjective      Similar Words Like Mournful
22 Mourning Adjective      Similar Words Like Mourning
23 Plaintive Adjective      Similar Words Like Plaintive
24 Sad Adjective      Similar Words Like Sad
25 Sorrowing Adjective      Similar Words Like Sorrowing
26 Tearful Adjective      Similar Words Like Tearful
27 Tormented Adjective      Similar Words Like Tormented
28 Tortured Adjective      Similar Words Like Tortured
29 Wailful Adjective      Similar Words Like Wailful
30 Wailing Adjective      Similar Words Like Wailing
31 Weeping Adjective      Similar Words Like Weeping
32 Woebegone Adjective      Similar Words Like Woebegone
33 Woeful Adjective      Similar Words Like Woeful
34 Dejected Adjective      Synonym Words Like Dejected
35 Distressed Adjective      Synonym Words Like Distressed
36 Lamentable Adjective      Synonym Words Like Lamentable

4 examples of sorrowful

1 a sorrowful accident
2 a sorrowful tale of death and despair
3 even in laughter the heart is sorrowful
4 sorrowful news

10 definitions of sorrowful

1 Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.
2 Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous.
3 experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
4 Affected with, marked by, causing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad.
5 Feeling sorrow or grief; grieved; unhappy; sad.
6 Productive of sorrow; grievous; distressing; lamentable; pitiable.
7 Expressive or indicative of sorrow, grief, or regret; plaintive; pathetic.
8 Affected or accompanied by grief; melancholy; doleful; afflicted.
9 Synonyms Dismal, disconsolate, rueful, woful.
10 Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
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