1
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
she had such a mournful expression that someone teasingly asked if her dog had died
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2
as in sad
feeling unhappiness
the mournful survivors of the disaster were faced with the grim task of burying the dead
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as in depressing
causing unhappiness
the mournful death of a beloved entertainer
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Recent Examples of mournful
The mournful cries of nearby Slow-Lows draw attention from other infected in the area, who plant themselves along the top of a picturesque hill waiting for the Alpha’s signal to attack.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Once abundant on the island, this ground-foraging dove – with an earthy red-brown plumage and a quiet, mournful call – disappeared from the wild by 1972.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Several of her patients left mournful messages on the Yelp page of her Arcadia practice.
—Clara Harter
follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been
replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.
—Marci Alborghetti, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Once abundant on the island, this ground-foraging dove – with an earthy red-brown plumage and a quiet, mournful call – disappeared from the wild by 1972.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Several of her patients left mournful messages on the Yelp page of her Arcadia practice.
—Clara Harter
follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been
replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.
—Marci Alborghetti, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mournful
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
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The sad reality is that Lucky really hasn't had all that much luck in his life to date.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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For women, the situation is even more depressing with 90% of women excluded from the workforce, unable to work outside their homes.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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And blame can be depressing; accepting responsibility for something that went terribly wrong is often painful and embarrassing.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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And at the heart of it are funeral plans that present his sons as a unit, and include Meghan Markle as well.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
17 July 2025
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The Franklin Fire Department has announced funeral arrangements for Tucker.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Galino is unhappy with how Jimenez is running his territory, and thinks Tommy can help the cartel get into the oil business.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 July 2025
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Things will become much clearer once Jenkins — who is unhappy with his current contract is currently sidelined with a back injury — begins practicing.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Phoenix assumes a pathetic and quietly arrogant demeanor as Joe, who speaks in a squeaky, exasperated cadence.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Enter Flores, who was hired shortly after that pathetic performance.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Ak’s heartbroken family are still reeling from her death.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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During the ‘54 season, a heartbroken Mack gave his sons, Earle and Roy, permission to sell his beloved team.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 July 2025
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Too little could leave you feeling down and even depressed.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Francis was depressed and couldn’t get out of bed for months, and in July 1976, a jury awarded her $2.6 million, finding the Howard Johnson chain responsible for her unsafe room.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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“Mournful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mournful. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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