doleful
1 synonym and 5 antonyms for doleful, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Looking or sounding very sad.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole + -ful.
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