doleful Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- rueful
- dark
- regretful
- sorrowful
- wailing
- crying
- grieving
- depressed
- plangent
- sorry
- tearful
- lugubrious
- funereal
- agonized
- plaintive
- somber
- lamentable
- sad
- aching
- morbid
- melancholy
- dolorous
- anguished
- bleak
- unhappy
- woeful
Weak:
- bewailing
- dirgelike
- low
- saturnine
- crestfallen
- keening
- triste
- low-spirited
- piteous
- joyless
- elegiacal
- careworn
- miserable
- wretched
- bleeding
- moaning
- dolesome
- bemoaning
- heartsick
- dispirited
- dejected
- despondent
- sombre
- woebegone
- grey
- forlorn
- morose
- suffering
- groaning
- desolate
- downhearted
- downcast
- inconsolable
- cheerless
- gloomy
- disconsolate
- moody
- sullen
- dreary
- black
- darkening
- pessimistic
- howling
- gray
- elegiac
- heartsore
- dismal
- comfortless
- deploring
- glum
- brokenhearted
- pathetic
Strongest:
- triumphant
- bright
- laughing
- joyous
- cheery
- joyous
- joyful
- happy
- bright
- delighted
- smiling
- cheerful
- triumphant
- cheerful
- delighted
- happy
- cheery
- joyful
- smiling
- laughing
Strong:
- blissful
- glorying
- jolly
- rejoicing
- blithe
- merry
- cheering
- optimistic
- lighthearted
- blissful
- glorying
- exulting
- hopeful
- lighthearted
- cheering
- optimistic
- buoyant
- blithe
- exulting
- merry
- mirthful
- jolly
- mirthful
- encouraging
- encouraging
- hopeful
- rejoicing
- buoyant
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.
heartbroken, funeral, weeping, bitter,mournful, rueful, dark, regretful, sorrowful,wailing
triumphant, bright, laughing, joyous, cheery, joyous, joyful, happy, bright, delighted
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.
