Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Tearjerking and plaintive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tearjerking" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Tearjerking
Plaintive and tearjerking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plaintive" instead an adjective "Tearjerking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- moving and plaintive
- moving and tearjerking
- pitiful and plaintive
- pitiful and tearjerking
- painful and plaintive
- painful and tearjerking
- sad and plaintive
- sad and tearjerking
- miserable and plaintive
- miserable and tearjerking
- wretched and plaintive
- wretched and tearjerking
- sorry and plaintive
- sorry and tearjerking
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Tearjerking and Plaintive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/tearjerking
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Tearjerking or Plaintive. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/tearjerking.
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