Synonyms of the word

mournful

• adj. Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
• adj. Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.

doleful

• adj. Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

plaintive

• adj. Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

sad

• adj. (heading) Emotionally negative.
• adj. (obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
• adj. (obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
• adj. (obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
• adj. (obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
• adj. (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
• adj. (dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
• adj. (obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

sorrowful

• adj. (of a person) Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
• adj. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous.