Sorrowful
Sorrowful adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Unfortunate and sorrowful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Sorrowful".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Sorrowful and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sorrowful" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and sorrowful
- pitiful and unfortunate
- melancholy and sorrowful
- melancholy and unfortunate
- dismal and sorrowful
- dismal and unfortunate
- woeful and sorrowful
- woeful and unfortunate
- grievous and sorrowful
- grievous and unfortunate
- sad and sorrowful
- sad and unfortunate
- unhappy and sorrowful
- unhappy and unfortunate
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Unfortunate and Sorrowful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sorrowful/unfortunate
Sorrowful & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sorrowful/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Sorrowful. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sorrowful/unfortunate.
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