mournful
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Synonyms & Antonyms for mournful
Synonyms
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
Antonyms
blissful, buoyant, buoyed, cheerful, cheery, chipper, delighted, glad, gladdened, gladsome, gleeful, happy, joyful, joyous, jubilant, sunny, upbeat
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Here and there Godard’s voice itself is heard, craggy as the branches of an ancient tree, making doomy, mournful pronouncements. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Cannes Review: Jean-Luc Godard's The Image Book Confounds and Dazzles," 14 May 2018 This though is the sad song with a sweet melody whose mournful tone feel likes a response to the terror attack that killed 22 at a Grande show in England last year. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Drake, Ariana Grande, Cardi B and the other songs to create the best Summer music playlist," 5 July 2018 The mournful ballads of lost love, an upbeat tune to welcome the harvest, wandering mystical notes contemplating and celebrating God. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "In rediscovered reed flute, a soulful link to Jordanian identity," 13 July 2018 Music director Candida Caldicot does a terrific job accompanying the action — at turns mournful, dainty or racy — on a piano to the side of the stage. — Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Lehman Trilogy': Theater Review," 13 July 2018 Rabee Zureikat, like many Jordanians, had long been enamored of the nay, whose soulful, ethereal sound is often used as an intro to classical Arabic orchestral music and mournful solos aired by Egyptian and Syrian TV. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "In rediscovered reed flute, a soulful link to Jordanian identity," 13 July 2018 Matthew McConaughey sees his role as a tragically misguided father in the drama White Boy Rick as a mournful country tune. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "See Matthew McConaughey fail tragically as a dad in exclusive 'White Boy Rick' trailer," 4 June 2018 The work’s unknown sitter is thought to be descended from a family of barrel-makers, and his mournful, aged, dignified face both anticipates and rivals late Rembrandt. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "A Modern Portraitist, Ahead of His Time," 6 July 2018 Indeed, the lowering of flags at half-staff has become somewhat of a mournful tradition after mass murder — though not without its objections. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Mayor says Trump declined to lower flags for victims of Capital Gazette shooting," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mournful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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mournful
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English Language Learners Definition of mournful
: full of sorrow : very sad
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Kids Definition of mournful
1 : full of sorrow or sadness a mournful face
2 : causing sorrow mournful news
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