DOLOROUSNESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

dolorousness

noun

as in woefulness

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Noun

Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026

Definition of mournfulness

Noun

Today's top stories Rising prices and stagnant wages fueled frustration during this week's midterm elections, prompting voters to express their discontent at the ballot box.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Nationwide strikes were due to take place on Thursday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to join demonstrations voicing discontent with the rising cost of living.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

Kansas City’s offense has taken a step back with injury woes at receiver and defenses bottling up Kenneth Walker III, but Gang Green should offer far less resistance than Seattle and Denver did in the last two weeks.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
The near-deadlock was partly produced because voters, apparently weary of New Zealand's economic woes and apathetic about both Luxon and Hipkins, chose to propel a new entrant group to Parliament for the first time in years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of woe

Noun

If power fails or core temperatures rise, the system shuts down and the liquid fuel salt drains by gravity into passive dump tanks without operator action.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The test used giant tethers to simulate lunar gravity as the vehicle fired its main engines and fine-control thrusters to land on a cratered surface and take off from a location near Beijing.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

Passengers will experience a few minutes of weightlessness and get to see the curve of Earth against the blackness of space before coming down for a runway landing back at Spaceport America.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Nori of a perfect blackness, death-like, without the green glints of more common seaweed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of blackness

Noun

The band is reaching further beyond its guitar-rock foundations, pushing deeper into electronic moodiness and orchestral sweep in songs that feel more designed than banged out.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet his history of cancellations, perpetual moodiness and ongoing string of underwhelming work frame this as a bet with long odds.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of moodiness

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