doleful Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- crying
- sad
- funereal
- morbid
- tearful
- plaintive
- unhappy
- sorry
- lugubrious
- somber
- woeful
- wailing
- agonized
- rueful
- anguished
- grieving
- aching
- plangent
- lamentable
- bleak
- regretful
- melancholy
- dark
- sorrowful
- depressed
- dolorous
Weak:
- dispirited
- glum
- dolesome
- suffering
- crestfallen
- morose
- heartsick
- bemoaning
- low-spirited
- grey
- bewailing
- keening
- sullen
- darkening
- gray
- elegiacal
- saturnine
- groaning
- low
- heartsore
- despondent
- pathetic
- dismal
- howling
- triste
- black
- elegiac
- careworn
- disconsolate
- downcast
- wretched
- deploring
- pessimistic
- comfortless
- miserable
- desolate
- moaning
- joyless
- downhearted
- woebegone
- brokenhearted
- inconsolable
- sombre
- moody
- cheerless
- dirgelike
- dejected
- forlorn
- bleeding
- dreary
- piteous
- gloomy
Strongest:
- laughing
- bright
- joyous
- triumphant
- cheery
- joyous
- happy
- triumphant
- delighted
- happy
- smiling
- joyful
- bright
- joyful
- cheerful
- laughing
- cheerful
- delighted
- smiling
- cheery
Strong:
- blissful
- lighthearted
- optimistic
- encouraging
- merry
- blissful
- blithe
- jolly
- rejoicing
- rejoicing
- merry
- hopeful
- jolly
- cheering
- mirthful
- glorying
- hopeful
- optimistic
- blithe
- glorying
- encouraging
- cheering
- mirthful
- exulting
- exulting
- buoyant
- buoyant
- lighthearted
Weak:
doleful Meaning
doleful (s)
filled with or evoking sadness
doleful (a.)
Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.
doleful Sentence Examples
- The boy had a doleful expression, and his eyes held a deep sorrow.
- The news of the tragedy brought a doleful silence over the town, as people struggled to process the loss.
- Her voice carried a doleful tone, as she recalled the memories of her beloved pet.
- The weather took a doleful turn, with dark clouds gathering overhead and a promise of rain.
- The old man sat alone in his room, his eyes filled with doleful loneliness.
- The music played by the street musician was doleful and haunting, evoking a sense of melancholy.
- The sound of the wind howling through the trees created a doleful atmosphere, filling the night with a sense of sadness.
- The sight of the abandoned house brought a doleful feeling to the hearts of passersby, reminding them of the fragility of life.
- The words of the poem were doleful and somber, capturing the essence of loss and despair.
- The doleful sound of the bell tolled through the air, signaling the passing of a loved one.
FAQs About the word doleful
filled with or evoking sadnessFull of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.
mournful, heartbroken, funeral, bitter, weeping, crying, sad, funereal, morbid, tearful
laughing, bright, joyous, triumphant, cheery, joyous, happy, triumphant, delighted, happy
The boy had a doleful expression, and his eyes held a deep sorrow.
The news of the tragedy brought a doleful silence over the town, as people struggled to process the loss.
Her voice carried a doleful tone, as she recalled the memories of her beloved pet.
The weather took a doleful turn, with dark clouds gathering overhead and a promise of rain.
