Doleful and Rhapsodic

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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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Rhapsodic is an antonym for doleful.

Nearby Word: dolefully

Rhapsodic adjective - Experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.

Usage example: the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food

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Doleful is an antonym for rhapsodic.

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Rhapsodic and Doleful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/doleful/rhapsodic

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