Synonyms & related words for mournful

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mournful — including doleful, plaintive, sorrowful, wailful, lugubrious, dolorous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to mournful

Explore words related to mournful — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include heavyhearted, dolorousness, dolefulness, somber, plaintiveness, mournfully, mournfulness, elegiacal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for mournful

Common synonyms for mournful include doleful, plaintive, sorrowful, wailful, lugubrious, dolorous, melancholy, sorrowing — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.