Doleful
Doleful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Discontented and doleful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discontented" instead an adjective "Doleful".
Nearby Word: dolefully
Discontented
Discontented adjective - Having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions.
Usage example: he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life
Doleful and discontented are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Doleful" instead an adjective "Discontented".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and doleful
- upset and discontented
- downcast and doleful
- downcast and discontented
- dejected and doleful
- dejected and discontented
- depressed and doleful
- depressed and discontented
- blue and doleful
- blue and discontented
- sad and doleful
- sad and discontented
- unhappy and doleful
- unhappy and discontented
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