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

State Drive, an ugly black roadway, separates the Science Center and its new addition from the park’s Rose Garden, and serves as a sad connector to the rest of the park.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
As more details came out, the sad truth of Perry’s relapses and drug hustle emerged.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sad

Noun

Cue the lovelorn weeping in the rain set to composer Roger Goula’s supple string score, and before us, a sweeping love epic bursts alive with real pain.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Body camera footage showed Flynn weeping, covering his face, and rocking back and forth as police searched his home.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of weeping

Verb

The organization describes one grieving family that compromised on a smaller Christmas tree placed in another room, allowing relatives who wanted to decorate to do so without changing the main gathering space.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The series showcases a town torn apart by heinous crimes, while centering Jonah, a grieving man determined to get answers by any means necessary.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of grieving

Adjective

Unfortunately, the disembodied feet on my aunt’s staircase were my last spectral sighting and the mournful whistling was my last haunting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part docuseries, out October 27 on Netflix, is more of a celebration of celebrate Perry’s life instead of a mournful tribute or true crime drama about his death and the headline-making trial that followed.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mournful

Noun

While at the crash site on Wednesday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared three days of national mourning, according to Politico.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who visited the crash site, announced that his government would declare three days of mourning in response and vowed an investigation.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mourning

Verb

Some women develop aching joints, headaches or pelvic pain seemingly out of the blue during perimenopause, or the menopausal transition, while others find that existing chronic pain conditions become harder to manage.

— Cheyenne Buckingham, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
Moments of mutual support and understanding, of belly-aching laughter and silliness, of care and deep love.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of aching

Adjective

Madeleine is beautiful and melancholy, spending hours driving around San Francisco and contemplating a painting that seems to haunt her.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Gentling the Horse’s absurdist humor and breakneck tempos signify a sharp break from 2023’s melancholy The Art of Forgetting.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of melancholy

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