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Synonyms & Antonyms of plaintively
with feelings of bitterness or grief
- the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Synonyms for plaintively
Words Related to plaintively
- abjectly,
- cheerlessly,
- crestfallenly,
- dejectedly,
- despairingly,
- despondently,
- disconsolately,
- dispiritedly,
- downheartedly,
- low-spiritedly
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