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Synonyms for sorrowful

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grieved, afflicted, sad, in sorrow, in mourning, depressed, dejected; see also sad 1. See syn. study at sad.

See sorrowful in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective
  1. Full of or expressive of sorrow:

    doleful, dolorous, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sad, woebegone, woeful. See happy
  2. Causing sorrow or regret:

    deplorable, doleful, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, mournful, regrettable, rueful, sad, woeful. See happy

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