Synonyms of plaintively

plaintively

adverb

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief

the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureaucrat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bitterly
• sorrowfully
• sadly
• mournfully
• painfully
• dolefully
• hard
• resentfully
• sharply
• ruefully
• lugubriously
• regretfully
• dolorously
• inconsolably
• unhappily
• harshly
• woefully
• grievously
• wailfully
• agonizingly
• wretchedly
• sorely
• severely
• despairingly
• despondently
• hardly
• dejectedly
• disconsolately
• forlornly
• dispiritedly
• morosely
• sullenly
• gloomily
• glumly
• cheerlessly
• abjectly
• somberly
• distressfully
• miserably
• drearily
• darkly
• dourly
• dismally
• poignantly
• pessimistically
• joylessly
• mirthlessly
• distressingly
• blackly
• piercingly
• acutely
• keenly
• cruelly
• rancorously
• hurtfully
• crestfallenly
• downheartedly
• ill
• low-spiritedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happily
• joyfully
• joyously
• gladly
• cheerfully
• blissfully
• cheerily
• delightedly
• gleefully
• merrily
• gaily
• gayly
• lightheartedly
• calmly
• casually
• blithely
• nonchalantly
• indifferently
• lightly
• stoically
• easily
• impassively
• dispassionately
• unconcernedly
• sunnily
• mirthfully
• good-naturedly
• rejoicingly
• favorably
• well
• blithesomely