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

South Africa’s history of violent anti-immigration riots stretches back to 2008, peaking again in 2015, 2019, and 2021, fueled by socioeconomic discontent.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
The shadow of the war will loom over the upcoming midterm elections in November – something Republicans have privately been worrying about for months amid growing voter discontent over the war.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

The Dodgers still hold a very healthy 11½-game lead in the NL West, but hitting and defensive woes add up in a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Sonny Gray and the Red Sox shook off the travel woes that led to their late arrival to New York on Friday, beating the Mets 6-2 for their seventh straight win.

— Jerry Beach, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of woe

Noun

As soon as the bubble moves, the machine is subject to gravity and flow.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
When two stars align almost perfectly from Earth’s perspective, the gravity of the nearer one bends and magnifies the light from the more distant star, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of gravity

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Experts say that the biggest challenge at that extreme level of blackness is actually measuring it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
In the restaurant, my dad looked at me with the passionate conviction of a man who was confident in his Blackness and wanted nothing more than to pass it on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Definition of blackness

Noun

External context should be treated as infrastructure, with the same seriousness that organizations apply to data quality and model governance.

— Campbell Brown, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Rage deserves to be treated with the same seriousness now finally being extended to other menopause symptoms.

— Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of seriousness

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