Dolorous
Dolorous adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Unfortunate and dolorous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Dolorous".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Dolorous and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dolorous" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and dolorous
- pitiful and unfortunate
- melancholy and dolorous
- melancholy and unfortunate
- dismal and dolorous
- dismal and unfortunate
- woeful and dolorous
- woeful and unfortunate
- grievous and dolorous
- grievous and unfortunate
- sad and dolorous
- sad and unfortunate
- unhappy and dolorous
- unhappy and unfortunate
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