Lugubrious synonyms

lo͝o-go͝o'brē-əs, -gyo͝o'-

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dismal
(Obsolete) Dreadful; disastrous.
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mournful
Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
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pensive
Expressing deep thoughtfulness, often with some sadness
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bleak
Not cheerful; gloomy; dreary
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sad (related)
Appearing sorrowful.
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depressing
Dismal; dreary:
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doleful
Causing grief:
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dour
Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullenly unhappy.
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funeral
Related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person.
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gloomy
Morose or sullen
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melancholy
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
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sorrowful
Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
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woebegone
Filled with or deeply affected by woe.
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woful
Obsolete spelling of woeful.
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dolorous
The definition of dolorous is a person who is very sad.
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plaintive
The definition of plaintive is something that is sad, mournful or expresses sorrow.
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rueful
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret:
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woeful
Deplorably bad:
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happy (related)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
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laconic (related)
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world-weary (related)
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sardonic (related)
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waspish (related)
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languid (related)
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garrulous (related)
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droll (related)
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cocksure (related)
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deadpan (related)
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Lugubrious Sentence Examples

  • This lugubrious work of art was set up in white marble after his death in St Paul's cathedral, where it may still be seen.

  • Very near his end he had the lugubrious curiosity to cause the coffins of his embalmed ancestors to be opened at the Escorial.

  • lugubrious baritone voice that renders his wonderful lyrics as wistful or deadpan hilarious as appropriate.

  • lugubrious howl just outside -- within ten feet of them.

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