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Synonyms for woeful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : woh-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwoʊ fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for woeful Other synonyms for the word woeful
- afflicted
- agonized
- anguished
- bad
- catastrophic
- cruel
- disconsolate
- disgraceful
- distressing
- doleful
- gloomy
- grieving
- grievous
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- heartsick
- hopeless
- inadequate
- lousy
- mean
- miserable
- mournful
- paltry
- pathetic
- piteous
- pitiable
- pitiful
- plaintive
- poor
- racked
- rotten
- shocking
- sorrowful
- sorry
- tortured
- tragic
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- wretched
Définition of woeful
Origin :- c.1300, "afflicted with sorrow," from woe + -ful. Weakened sense of "very bad" recorded by 1610s. Related: Woefully; woefulness.
- adj terrible, sad
- At length the frost and snow really did come, and the Chickadees were in a woeful case.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- And you cannot yet understand all the woeful sadness of the things of which I have been talking to you.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- His hands, encased in mitts, had placed him at a woeful disadvantage.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Next he laughed softly to himself, a laugh that was woeful with bitterness.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- The doctor's threats were interrupted by the entrance of a woeful procession.
- Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
- The fact, to him so pregnant of woeful possibilities, meant little to Bettina.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
- I have woeful letters telling me you also were woeful in saying good-bye.
- Extract from : « Hortus Inclusus » by John Ruskin
- The torpor of idleness and woeful ponderings had numbed his wits.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- And yet the latter days of this great-souled man were a woeful tragedy.
- Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton
- The sorrow of his life was his most woeful, disastrous marriage.
- Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton
Antonyms for woeful
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