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

Participants included several social media influencers expressing discontent with the country’s political status quo for the first time, driving a rare surge in turnout among younger people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The ad airs as Hinojosa, a state lawmaker, has aggressively looked to exploit an undercurrent of discontent in rural, Republican strongholds over data centers’ perceived threat to rural life, ranchland and dwindling water supplies.

— Marc Levy, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

The chain’s woes have drawn the attention of activist investor Nelson Peltz, who is preparing a proposal to take Wendy’s private, backed by BlueFive Capital and Flynn Group, according to the Financial Times.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Stories of landlord and rental woes were shared this weekend at a rally in Edgewater to push for new renters' rights, which have remained unchanged for 40 years.

— Mikayla Price, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of woe

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The technology uses rapid rotation to create centrifugal forces far stronger than normal gravity, helping separate radioactive materials more efficiently.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Performing complex biological work is no longer limited to people whose advanced education and professional occupations would impress on them the gravity of their responsibilities to do no harm.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

Interim Police Chief Doug Brinkley issued an executive order May 20 barring officers from initiating pursuits solely for minor traffic offenses or city ordinance violations unless something increases the seriousness of the incident.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Her ethos has long been that each opponent should be treated with equal seriousness.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of seriousness

Noun

The game feels more atmospheric with fog and snow effects, while the lighting increases the realism and moodiness of the campaign.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

Definition of moodiness

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