Anguished and Doleful

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Anguished adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow

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Doleful is a synonym for anguished in unhappy topic. In some cases you can use "Doleful" instead an adjective "Anguished", when it comes to topics like terrible, sorrowful, catastrophic.

Nearby Words: anguish, anguishing

Doleful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: a doleful expression on their faces as they said good-bye to the friends they had made over the summer

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Anguished is a synonym for doleful. You can use "Anguished" instead an adjective "Doleful".

Nearby Word: dolefully

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