Synonyms of sorrowing

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adjective

as in mourning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mourning
• sad
• mournful
• suffering
• melancholy
• unhappy
• grieving
• upset
• distressed
• crying
• weeping
• miserable
• widowed
• wailing
• bereaved
• lamenting
• bereft
• orphaned
• bemoaning

sorrowing

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noun

as in weeping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weeping
• mourning
• suffering
• tears
• grieving
• sob
• regret
• lamentation
• agonizing
• sorrow
• cry
• lament
• grief
• groan
• wail
• plaint
• protest
• hand-wringing
• anguish
• outcry
• keen
• howl
• moan
• woe
• heartache
• heartbreak
• complaint
• cri de coeur
• dolor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• exultation
• smiling
• laughing
• cheering

sorrowing

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verb

present participle of sorrow

as in grieving

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieving
• mourning
• aching
• sighing
• crying
• suffering
• weeping
• sobbing
• agonizing
• bleeding
• anguishing
• hurting
• groaning
• smarting
• bewailing
• moaning
• eating one's heart out
• tearing one's hair
• tormenting
• longing (for)
• lamenting
• pining (away)
• torturing
• blubbering
• keening
• wailing
• howling
• bawling
• deploring
• bemoaning
• languishing
• regretting
• yammering
• ruing
• yowling
• racking
• taking on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughing
• rejoicing
• exulting
• cheering
• glorying
• delighting
• beaming
• ravishing
• triumphing
• crowing
• comforting
• sympathizing
• consoling
• assuring
• joying
• reassuring
• soothing
• commiserating
• solacing