Mournful : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'mournful': discover synonyms for the word mournful, such as sorrowful or doleful.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as mournful. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": sorrowful and doleful.


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Synonyms for mournful sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for mournful Degree of synonymy of mournful Frequency in the language
sorrowful
   30052 0.39  
doleful
   30052  
sad
   30052 63.37  
plaintive
   30051 0.12  
threnetic
   20052  
threnodic
   20051  
somber
   10052 0.31  
lugubrious
   10052 0.06  
melancholy
   10052 2.18  
solemn
   10052 2.20  
wistful
   10052 0.18  
sombre
   10052 0.14  
melancholic
   10052 0.10  
elegiac
   10052 1.00  
forlorn
   10052 0.41  
pensive
   10052 0.37  
plangent
   10052 1.00  
dolorous
   10052  
dirge
   10052 0.18  
morose
   10052 0.35  

Lexical field of "mournful"

sorrowful
doleful
sad
plaintive
threnetic
threnodic
somber
lugubrious
melancholy
solemn
wistful
sombre
melancholic
elegiac
forlorn
pensive
plangent
dolorous
dirge
morose
tremulous
rueful
poignant
piteous
anguished
reproachful
tearful
keening
joyous
dirges
wailings
gloomy
ominous
eerie
melodious
soulful
ruminative
lamentation
maudlin
grim
lament
sonorous
sardonic
sullen
lilting
wail
quavery
melodramatic
disconsolate
portentious