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

Wednesday’s letter marks an escalation, with a rare and public discontent from influential Sikh leaders just weeks before Matsui’s November congressional contest against Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Florida hasn't elected a Democratic governor in this century, but Jolly thinks discontent with the GOP could give him an opening.

— Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

Trustees in two San Antonio-area public school districts are on the ballot this November as districts deal with enrollment woes and financial challenges.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
The nation’s growing financial woes, along with rising corporate debt supply and expectations for higher Federal Reserve interest rates, have sparked turmoil in bond markets in recent months.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of woe

Noun

No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
At the time, Rastinejad and her colleagues wondered whether a black hole’s gravity had ripped up a companion neutron star, as if unseen godly hands had pulled it apart like dough.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of gravity

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But this particular reality show tries to justify its controversial existence by proclaiming its seriousness with regards to psychology, philosophy, and current events.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of seriousness

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

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