GRE vocabulary
doleful
expressing or causing sorrow
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In a sentence
Doleful in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing doleful in a sentence.
The dog gave a doleful whine as its owner left for work.
Synonyms
Antonyms
cheerfuljoyfuljubilant
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Common questions
Questions about “doleful”
Doleful (adjective) means expressing or causing sorrow
Here is doleful used in an example sentence: "The dog gave a doleful whine as its owner left for work."
Common synonyms for doleful include mournful, sorrowful, melancholy.
Antonyms of doleful include cheerful, joyful, jubilant.
Doleful is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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