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SORROWING Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word sorrowing. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word sorrowing. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SORROWING

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anguished
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

bereaved
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

adjective satellite

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

desolate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

distressed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

• suffering severe physical strain or distress

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

forlorn
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by or showing hopelessness

grieving
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

heartbroken
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• full of sorrow

lamentable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

lamenting
verbv
adjective satellite

• vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

mourning
nounn
noun

• state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

• the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

adjective satellite

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

pained
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

rueful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

unhappy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• causing discomfort

• marked by or producing unhappiness

wailing
adjectiveadj
noun

• loud cries made while weeping

adjective satellite

• vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

weeping
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

adjective satellite

• showing sorrow

• having branches or flower heads that bend downward

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

devastated
adjectiveadj
verb

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• overwhelm or overpower

Best Hypernyms For SORROWING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sorrowing, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
unhappiness sadness suffer
Phrases (1)
negative stimulus

Alternatives for ANGUISHED

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