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