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