Thesaurus
plaintively
Synonyms and Antonyms of plaintively
- The man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat.
abjectly, cheerlessly, dejectedly, despairingly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, downheartedly, low-spiritedly
darkly, dismally, distressfully, distressingly, dourly, drearily, forlornly, gloomily, glumly, joylessly, mirthlessly, miserably, morosely, pessimistically, somberly, sullenly
acutely, harshly, keenly, piercingly, poignantly, severely, sharply
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