She looks sorrowful and forlorn.
Source: tatoeba (316537)
Sorrowful
//ˈsɔɹoʊfəl//
Synonyms for "sorrowful" (217 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (65)
Adjective(30 words)
Related words (108)
hopelesshowlinghurtin griefin the doldrumsinconsolablejeremianicjoylesslachrymoselamentablelamentinglamentivemelancholymiserablemoanfulmouthmovingpainfulpatheticpeevish
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penitentpetulantpiteouspitiableplangentplunged in griefpoignantpulingquerulousregretfulregrettableremorsefulruefulruthfulsaddeningsharpsoresorrow riddensorrow-ladensorrow-strickensorrowedsorrowingsorrytearfultouchingtroublousululantuncomfortableunfortunateunhappyunluckywailfulwhimperingwhiningwhinywoefulwretched
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
45 entriesShowing 16 of 45 words.
Translations
69 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُحْزَن adj (full of sorrow)
Armenian
1 entries- վշտալի adj (full of sorrow)
Bulgarian
3 entries- печа́лен adj (producing sorrow)
- скръ́бен adj (full of sorrow)
- тъ́жен adj (full of sorrow)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 哀愁 adj (full of sorrow)
- 悲傷 /悲伤 adj (full of sorrow)
- 悲哀 adj (full of sorrow)
- 悲痛 adj (full of sorrow)
Cornish
2 entries- ahwerek adj (full of sorrow)
- moredhek adj (full of sorrow)
Czech
2 entries- smutný adj (full of sorrow)
- truchlící adj (full of sorrow)
Dutch
4 entries- bedroefd adj (full of sorrow)
- droevig adj (full of sorrow)
- treurig adj (full of sorrow)
- verdrietig adj (full of sorrow)
Finnish
3 entries- surullinen adj (full of sorrow)
- surullinen adj (producing sorrow)
- valitettava adj (producing sorrow)
French
3 entries- attristant adj (producing sorrow)
- douloureux adj (full of sorrow)
- triste adj (full of sorrow)
Georgian
1 entries- საცოდავი adj (producing sorrow)
German
4 entries- betrübt adj (full of sorrow)
- kummervoll adj (full of sorrow)
- sorgenvoll adj (full of sorrow)
- traurig adj (full of sorrow)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃 adj (full of sorrow)
Hindi
4 entries- दुःखी adj (full of sorrow)
- दुखद adj (producing sorrow)
- दुखदायक adj (producing sorrow)
- दुखदायी adj (producing sorrow)
Hungarian
1 entries- bús adj (full of sorrow)
Ingrian
1 entries- murhekas adj (full of sorrow)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- غَمْناک adj (full of sorrow)
Irish
2 entries- aiféalach adj (full of sorrow)
- léanmhar adj (producing sorrow)
Japanese
2 entries- 悲しい adj (full of sorrow)
- 痛ましい adj (full of sorrow)
Korean
2 entries- 슬프다 adj (full of sorrow)
- 안타깝다 adj (producing sorrow)
Macedonian
4 entries- жа́лен adj (producing sorrow)
- жа́лосен adj (producing sorrow)
- скр́бен adj (full of sorrow)
- та́жен adj (full of sorrow)
Middle English
3 entries- hevysum adj (producing sorrow)
- sorweful adj (full of sorrow)
- sorweful adj (producing sorrow)
Māori
3 entries- aroaroā adj (full of sorrow)
- tuarea adj (full of sorrow)
- whakapoururu adj (full of sorrow)
Old English
2 entries- ċeariġ adj (full of sorrow)
- ġeōmor adj (full of sorrow)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- سوخته adj (full of sorrow)
Polish
1 entries- smutny adj (full of sorrow)
Portuguese
1 entries- magoado adj (full of sorrow)
Russian
3 entries- гру́стный adj (full of sorrow)
- печа́льный adj (full of sorrow)
- ско́рбный adj (full of sorrow)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- brònach adj (full of sorrow)
Spanish
1 entries- triste adj (full of sorrow)
Turkish
4 entries- acılı adj (full of sorrow)
- hüzünlü adj (producing sorrow)
- müteessir adj (full of sorrow)
- üzücü adj (producing sorrow)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In hard times, in sorrowful times, let's try doing something for other people.
Source: tatoeba (328535)
My eyes are filled with tears when I think about our beloved elderly, who dedicated their whole lives to their children, and now find themselves alone and sorrowful in an empty nest.
Source: tatoeba (1126421)
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Source: tatoeba (2700019)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
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