Synonyms for doleful
ˈdoʊl fəldole·ful

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1. doleful

   Synonyms:
   dolorous, rueful, melancholy, piteous, somber, sorrowful, woebegone, dismal

   Antonyms:
   merry, joyful, gay, blithe, beaming

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1. doleful, mournfuladjective

   filled with or evoking sadness

   "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news"

   Synonyms:
   mournful, plaintive

   Antonyms:
   glad

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1. dolefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   sorrowful, rueful, woful, piteous, melancholy, lugubrious, sad

2. dolefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   dismal, gloomy, cheerless, dark, dolorous, dolesome

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1. dolefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   sorrowful, dolorous, plaintive, piteous, lugubrious, woe-begone

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1. William Shakespeare:

   When griping grief the heart doth wound, and doleful dumps the mind oppress, then music, with her silver sound, with speedy help doth lend redress.