Sorrow

/ˈsɒɹ.əʊ/

Synonyms for "sorrow" (206 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Noun(8 words)

grief sadness affliction alas bereavement bewail calamity compassion

ache adversity afflict affliction aggrieve agonize agony anguish apologies apology attritionayenbite of inwitbad luckbemoan bemoaning bewail bewailingbitter cupbitter draftbitter draught

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bitter pillbitterness bleedbreak downbring to tearsbrood overburdenburden of carecankerworm of carecare carescarking carecontriteness

Adjective(1 words)

acute sadness

Strong matches (61)

contrition crosscrown of thornscrush cry cursecut updejection deplore depression desolate desolateness desolation desperation dirge discomfort dismay distress dole dolor

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draw tearselegize embitter encumbrance evil fret gallgall and wormwoodgive sorrow wordsgloom grief grievance grieve grieving groan guilthard luckhardship heartache heartbreakheartfelt griefheartgrief howling infliction

Noun(14 words)

contrition deploring despair distress dol dolour elegyemotional tearingfeeling bluegriefs grieve heartaches heartbreaks hurts

Adjective(1 words)

deep sadness

Verb(2 words)

grieve grieves

Related words (103)

inundate keen keening knell lament lamentation lamenting languishment load melancholy misery misfortune moan moaning mope mourn mourning oppress oppression overwhelm

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pack of troublespainpeck of troublespinepine awaypining pity pressure prostrate prostration regret regretfulness regrets regretting remorseremorse of conscienceremorsefulness repine repining rue sadnesssea of troublesshame shamefacedness shamefastness shamefulness sighsing the bluessob sorriness sorrowfulness sorrowing strain sufferingtake onthorn torment travail trial tribulation trouble ululation unhappiness wailingwaters of bitternessweepweep overweight wistfulness woe wretchedness

Noun(29 words)

lament loss megrims melancholia melancholy misfortune mourn mournfulness mourningold norse kár 'grief'pena penitence plangencyprofound sadnessregret remorse repentance rue ruefulness rues

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sadden sadnesses sorrowfulness tragedy upsetwhen sadwoe woes wormwood

Verb(1 words)

mourns

Adjective(2 words)

sad moodsteady tearing motion

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

21 entries

ache affectartistic expressionemotionemotional actionemotional stateemotional toneevent exclamation experience feeling hurtliterary formmoodmoral sentimentnegative stimulus

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More specific

22 entries

alas contrition desolation elegygodly sorrowgriefgrief episodegrieve heartache lament melancholy mournpastoral elegypenitenceprivate sorrowpublic sorrow

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Collocations

9 entries

deep sorrowgreat sorrowlasting sorrownational sorrowprofound sorrowseason of sorrowsorrow for sinsorrowful moodutter sorrow

Inflections

3 entries

sorrowed sorrowing sorrows

Derivations

3 entries

sorrowful sorrowfulness sorrowing

Antonyms

1 entries

joy

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Between astonishment and sorrow, she could not speak a word.

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Joy was mingled with sorrow.

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Delight is the opposite of sorrow.

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It is easier to sympathize with sorrow than to sympathize with joy.

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