Dolent
Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Dolent and plaintive are semantically related. You can use "Dolent" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Mutual synonyms
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Plaintive and Dolent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dolent/plaintive
Dolent & Plaintive. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dolent/plaintive>.
Plaintive or Dolent. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dolent/plaintive.
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