Woeful synonyms
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Part of speech:
full of woe
Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection.
The definition of mournful is feeling or expressing sorrow, grief or depression.
pitiful (related)
The definition of pitiful is a person of thing for which one feels sorry.
In low spirits; depressed; disheartened
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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.
(Obsolete) Dreadful; disastrous.
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:
The definition of melancholy is someone or something that is sad or gloomy.
Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
Unlucky; unfortunate
Feeling, showing, or expressing deep sorrow, grief, or wretchedness:
glad (antonym)
The definition of glad is feeling pleased, happy, satisfied or grateful.
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happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
joyful (antonym)
The definition of joyful is expressing delight or happiness.
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.
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Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret:
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion.
Causing grief
Eliciting or deserving regret:
Very inferior; of poorest quality
lacklustre (related)
abysmal (related)
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shambolic (related)
piss-poor (related)
dreadful (related)
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, depressed, mournful, miserable, pitiful, sorry, dejected, dire, disconsolate, dismal and dispirited.