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Synonyms & Antonyms of groaning
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in crying, moaning
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for groaning
- brokenhearted,
- careworn,
- crestfallen,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- low-spirited,
- miserable,
- sad,
- triste,
- unhappy,
- woebegone
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- dispirited,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- inconsolable,
- tearful
- black,
- bleak,
- cheerless,
- comfortless,
- dark,
- darkening,
- desolate,
- dismal,
- dreary,
- funereal,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- gray
- (also grey),
- joyless,
- low,
- miserable,
- moody,
- morbid,
- morose,
- pathetic,
- pessimistic,
- piteous,
- saturnine,
- somber
- (or sombre),
- sullen,
- wretched
- dirgelike,
- elegiac
- (also elegiacal),
- melancholy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for groaning
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- giddy,
- heady,
- rapturous,
- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
groaning
verb
present participle of groan
Synonyms & Antonyms of groaning (Entry 2 of 2)
to utter a moan
- heard someone groaning in pain
Synonyms for groaning
Words Related to groaning
- sniffing,
- sniveling
- (or snivelling),
- whimpering,
- whining
Near Antonyms for groaning
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“Groaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groaning. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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