SORROWING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in mourning

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noun

as in weeping

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sorrowing

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verb

present participle of sorrow

as in grieving

to feel deep sadness or mental pain the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age

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Adjective

You guys are so stunning 😍😍 So sad to not be there but cannot wait to celebrate the beautiful newlyweds!

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
And then there’s the sad, as when Earle cries about her breakup or reveals that her mother was diagnosed with cancer while Alix was competing on Dancing With the Stars.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of sad

Noun

There’s an awful lot of weeping going on in the stands at the Fifty Something tour.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Notably, weeping is an early sign that the fruit’s is its prime and increasingly hospitable to bacteria, worth pairing with a smell- and texture-check before making the call.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of weeping

Verb

The spirit of Neil — there’s no reason to think the grieving process is over five years later, six years later.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026
Oliver has been grieving throughout training camp and many of his teammates only learned of the tragic accident on Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of grieving

Adjective

Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
But there’s something mournful, something searching about his statement, too.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of mournful

Noun

But every minute counts for those in mourning, said Randy Schwab, the general manager of Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Originally made and sold around the area by the Merlino family, there was great mourning when the company went under in the early 2000’s.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mourning

Verb

Green lasers shot out into the crowd, revealing the faces of fans who’d waited all night on aching feet to see their favorites.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
The 49ers have been aching to develop a draftee into a star, and Stribling might be their best shot since drafting Purdy in 2022.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of aching

Adjective

Blending dry Finnish humour with melancholy and unexpected warmth, ATLANTIS PASILA turns its distinctly local setting into an intimate portrait of a generation searching for connection.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Everything is infused with melancholy, the unfailing indicator of the fundamental rift between humans and their natural environment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of melancholy

Noun

Additionally, Oaks Park evacuated the park without providing traffic control, which delayed first responders from being able to enter the park quickly in an emergency, prolonging suffering.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Yet another form of stigma remains largely untouched, which is the belief that emotional suffering is somehow necessary for exceptional achievement.

— Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of suffering

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