GRE vocabulary
plaintive
expressing sorrow or melancholy
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In a sentence
Plaintive in a sentence
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A plaintive melody drifted from the open window.
Synonyms
Antonyms
cheerfuljoyfulmerry
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Common questions
Questions about “plaintive”
Plaintive (adjective) means expressing sorrow or melancholy
Here is plaintive used in an example sentence: "A plaintive melody drifted from the open window."
Common synonyms for plaintive include mournful, melancholy, doleful, wistful.
Antonyms of plaintive include cheerful, joyful, merry.
Plaintive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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