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