| Main Entry: | doleful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressing |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, cast down, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, dirgeful, dismal, dispirited, distressing, dolent, dolorous, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, dreary, forlorn, funereal, gloomy, grieving, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, painful, piteous, pitiful, plaintive, rueful, sad, somber, sorrowful, woebegone, woeful, wretched |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, elated, glad, gleeful, happy, joyful |