in sorrow

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (2) Adverb (1)

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mournful adj.
sorrowful adj.
sorrowfully adv.

ADJECTIVE

mournful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anguished forlorn sad

WEAK

bereft cheerless depressed disconsolate distressing doleful dolent full of sorrow grief-stricken grieving grievous heartbroken in mourning in pain lamentable pitiful sombre woeful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful happy joyful

ADJECTIVE

sorrowful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affecting distressing heart-wrenching heartrending lugubrious melancholy mournful painful plaintive sad sorry

WEAK

afflicted dejected depressed disconsolate doleful dolent full of sorrow grievous heartbroken heavy-hearted hurting in mourning in pain lamentable miserable piteous rueful ruthful sick at heart singing the blues tear-jerking tearful unhappy woebegone woeful wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful glad happy joyful

WEAK

delighted

ADVERB

sorrowfully

Synonyms

STRONG

dolefully

WEAK

in sadness sadly weepingly

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in sorrow

For decades, their families could look back at their sacrifices in sorrow but also in pride at how their lives had forged a true American democracy.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The blues are steeped in sorrow and pain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

"And we want them to know that as a community we are united with them in sorrow."

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023

But refusing to linger on it, or to dwell in sorrow or any negative emotion, to simply accept the abortion is a surprisingly progressive move for the show.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2023

“We meet this evening not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart,” Lincoln says.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

in sorrow

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