Plaintive : synonyms and lexical field

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

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as plaintive. 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 "": mournful and sorrowful.


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Synonyms for plaintive sorted by degree of synonymy

Lexical field of "plaintive"

mournful
sorrowful
sad
plangent
wistful
doleful
anguished
lilting
quavering
shrill
keening
piteous
querulous
whispery
tremulous
strident
breathy
elegiac
wails
quavery
wail
wailing
fluty
melancholic
entreaty
wailings
melodious
lugubrious
beseeching
rueful
warbling
poignant
sonorous
throaty
hymnlike
songful
declamatory
songlike
accusatory
plea
tuneful
heartfelt
trilling
admonitory
forlorn
mournfully
tunefully
sardonic
refrains
reproachful