Antonyms for sorrow
ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊsor·row

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1. sorrow

   Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.

   See synonyms for HAPPINESS.

   Synonyms:
   affliction, distress, grief, melancholy, mourning, regret, sadness, tribulation, trouble, wo

   Preposition:
   Grief at a loss; for a friend.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 6 votes

1. sorrow

   Antonyms:
   joy, gladness, rejoicing

   Synonyms:
   affliction, grief, sadness, trouble, regret, distress, mental pain, ruth, mourning

Matched Categories

1. • Sadness
   • Suffer

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1. sorrownoun

   an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

   "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joyfulness, joy

   Synonyms:
   regret, ruefulness, rue, sadness, grief, sorrowfulness

2. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulnessnoun

   sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

   "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joyfulness, joy

   Synonyms:
   regret, ruefulness, grief, rue, sorrowfulness, herb of grace, sadness

3. grief, sorrownoun

   something that causes great unhappiness

   "her death was a great grief to John"

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joy, joyfulness

   Synonyms:
   regret, sadness, ruefulness, brokenheartedness, heartache, sorrowfulness, heartbreak, rue, grief

4. sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulnessverb

   the state of being sad

   "she tired of his perpetual sadness"

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joy, joyfulness

   Synonyms:
   regret, unhappiness, sadness, ruefulness, grief, gloominess, mournfulness, lugubriousness, sorrowfulness, rue, ruthfulness

5. grieve, sorrowverb

   feel grief

   Antonyms:
   joyfulness, joyousness, joy

   Synonyms:
   grieve, aggrieve

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1. sorrownoun

   Synonyms:
   grief, regret, remorse, misery, heaviness, rue, unhappiness, contrition, dolor, agony, distress, compunction, bereavement

2. sorrowverb

   Synonyms:
   grieve, mourn, regret, deplore, bewail, lament

How to use sorrow in a sentence?

1. New York:

   She talked about her sorrow, her complicity and why she did it, i found it very impressive overall.

2. William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet", Act 2 scene 2:

   Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   There's more to life than just the thrill, For every joy, there's a sorrow still, And every dream, a fear to face, And every victory, a new race.

4. TLHAKA TLHANKANE:

   Most people live sad lives because they have they have succeeded in designing and perfecting a path to sorrow thinking they are building a road to happiness. I will be happy if I befriend or even marry this rich fool, if I buy this worthless tool, if I sit on this corrupted stool, if I drown and kill myself in a debt pool, if I wear this dirty wool, if I ride on this dangerous bull.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Pump your partner with love, peace and trust not with sadness, sorrow and stress.

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