Synonyms for sorrow
ˈsɒr oʊ, ˈsɔr oʊsor·row

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1. sorrow

   Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.

   See synonyms for HAPPINESS.

   Synonyms:
   affliction, distress, grief, melancholy, mourning, regret, sadness, tribulation, trouble, wo

   Preposition:
   Grief at a loss; for a friend.

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1. sorrow

   Synonyms:
   affliction, grief, sadness, trouble, regret, distress, mental pain, ruth, mourning

   Antonyms:
   joy, gladness, rejoicing

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1. sorrownoun

   an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

   "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

   Synonyms:
   regret, ruefulness, rue, sadness, grief, sorrowfulness

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joyfulness, joy

2. sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulnessnoun

   sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

   "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

   Synonyms:
   regret, ruefulness, grief, rue, sorrowfulness, herb of grace, sadness

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joyfulness, joy

3. grief, sorrownoun

   something that causes great unhappiness

   "her death was a great grief to John"

   Synonyms:
   regret, sadness, ruefulness, brokenheartedness, heartache, sorrowfulness, heartbreak, rue, grief

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joy, joyfulness

4. sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulnessverb

   the state of being sad

   "she tired of his perpetual sadness"

   Synonyms:
   regret, unhappiness, sadness, ruefulness, grief, gloominess, mournfulness, lugubriousness, sorrowfulness, rue, ruthfulness

   Antonyms:
   joyousness, joy, joyfulness

5. grieve, sorrowverb

   feel grief

   Synonyms:
   grieve, aggrieve

   Antonyms:
   joyfulness, joyousness, joy

Matched Categories

1. • Sadness
   • Suffer

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1. sorrownoun

   Synonyms:
   grief, sadness, affliction, mourning, trouble

2. sorrownoun

   Synonyms:
   regret, vexation, chagrin

3. sorrowverb

   Synonyms:
   grieve, mourn, be sad

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1. sorrownoun

   Synonyms:
   grief, regret, remorse, misery, heaviness, rue, unhappiness, contrition, dolor, agony, distress, compunction, bereavement

2. sorrowverb

   Synonyms:
   grieve, mourn, regret, deplore, bewail, lament

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "sorrow":

   sadness, grief, pain, spite, regret, heartache, mourning, woe, contrition, anguish, affliction, distress, penalty

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1. Tony Blair:

   The intelligence assessments made at the time of going to war turned out to be wrong. The aftermath turned out to be more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined, for all of this, I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you will ever know.

2. Greg Burke:

   Regarding the report made public in Pennsylvania this week, there are two words that can express the feelings faced with these horrible crimes : shame and sorrow, the Holy See treats with great seriousness the work of the Investigating Grand Jury of Pennsylvania and the lengthy Interim Report it has produced. The Holy See condemns unequivocally the sexual abuse of minors.

3. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Dance resides within us all. Some find it when joy conquers sorrow, others express it through celebration of movements; and then there are those... whose existence is dance

4. Xanthoulla Soupli:

   We have mixed feelings about all this. Some insecurity but so much sorrow for the children who are living at the camp in absolutely appalling conditions.

5. Confucius:

   If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.