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

Tensions are expected to be high as the populists seek to stay in power despite widespread popular discontent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Over his shoulder was an enormous portrait of the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader Carrie Nation, an icon of resistance to the excesses of the first Gilded Age, when similar discontent had roiled the prairies.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

So while Herbert’s stats aren’t pretty, the Chargers’ woes go beyond his performances.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Some of these woes have been masked by higher movie ticket prices — which are expected to help boost the domestic box office above $10 billion for the first time since the pandemic — but the moviegoing industry is still adapting to new economics.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of woe

Noun

Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The off-the-shoulder sleeves harkened to a slight Victorian era style, with a voluminous design and gravity-defying appearance.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

The organizations that treat documentation with the same seriousness as the investigation itself can end up in a stronger position, whatever the outcome.

— Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The name of the collection parodies the seriousness of the museum, even as the collection itself is the kind of thing that has traditionally gotten scant attention within actual institutions.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of seriousness

Noun

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
Lana Del Rey’s gradient shade offers a beautiful blend of warm brunette tones that are intoxicating and rich to match the moodiness of fall.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of moodiness

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