Plaintive
Plaintive adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Unfortunate and plaintive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Plaintive".
Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Plaintive and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plaintive" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and plaintive
- pitiful and unfortunate
- melancholy and plaintive
- melancholy and unfortunate
- dismal and plaintive
- dismal and unfortunate
- woeful and plaintive
- woeful and unfortunate
- grievous and plaintive
- grievous and unfortunate
- sad and plaintive
- sad and unfortunate
- unhappy and plaintive
- unhappy and unfortunate
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Unfortunate and Plaintive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/unfortunate
Plaintive & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Plaintive. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plaintive/unfortunate.
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