Woeful synonyms and antonyms
wō'fəl
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Part of speech:
full of woe
The definition of mournful is feeling or expressing sorrow, grief or depression.
In low spirits; depressed; disheartened
Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection.
pitiful (related)
The definition of pitiful is a person of thing for which one feels sorry.
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The definition of dire is something so bad or scary that it causes distress or terror.
The definition of disconsolate is someone who cannot be comforted, or is a place or thing that offers no comforts.
Feeling, showing, or expressing deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness:
Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected.
(Of eyes) Looking downwards.
Requiring serious thought; important; weighty
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Producing a strong emotional reaction:
Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
Unlucky; unfortunate
glad (antonym)
The definition of glad is feeling pleased, happy, satisfied or grateful.
happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
joyful (antonym)
The definition of joyful is expressing delight or happiness.
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Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
The definition of dolorous is a person who is very sad.
Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
The definition of plaintive is something that is sad, mournful or expresses sorrow.
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret:
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion.
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Causing grief
Eliciting or deserving regret:
Very inferior; of poorest quality
lacklustre (related)
abysmal (related)
shambolic (related)
piss-poor (related)
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dreadful (related)
(Obsolete) Dreadful; disastrous.
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
To be lamented; grievous; deplorable; distressing
Find another word for woeful. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for woeful, like: full of woe, sorry, mournful, miserable, dejected, depressed, pitiful, dire, disconsolate, woebegone and dispirited.
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