wailfully

The word “wailfully” has 3 syllables: wail-ful-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪl.fəl.i/


What is synonym and antonym for wailfully?

In the thesaurus, “wailfully” has 59 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wailfully along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for wailfully

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • unhappily
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

Antonyms for wailfully

Example Sentences

  • The grieving widow looked wailfully at the old photographs, reminiscing about happier times with her late husband.
  • As the storm raged outside, the wind howled wailfully through the broken windows, creating a mournful melody.
  • The abandoned house stood wailfully on the hill, its creaking timbers echoing with the memories of bygone days.
  • In the quiet chapel, the choir sang a wailfully beautiful hymn, capturing the somber mood of the memorial service.
  • The poet's words flowed wailfully across the page, expressing the depths of sorrow and loss in haunting verses.

On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wailfully, such as: abjectly, acutely, agonizingly, bitterly, blackly, blissfully, blithely.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

darkly

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • covertly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • cynically
  • dejectedly
  • desolately
  • despairingly
  • desperately
  • despondently
  • dingily
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • dully
  • duskily
  • emptily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hazily
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • indecisively
  • indefinably
  • indefinitely
  • indistinctly
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • nebulously
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • secretly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • spiritlessly
  • sullenly
  • tenebrously
  • thickly
  • unhappily
  • unobtrusively
  • vaguely
  • wailfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

joylessly

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • wistfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

keenly

  • abjectly
  • ably
  • actively
  • acutely
  • adroitly
  • agonizingly
  • alertly
  • angrily
  • animatedly
  • aptly
  • artfully
  • astutely
  • attentively
  • avidly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • boisterously
  • brilliantly
  • briskly
  • brutally
  • capably
  • carefully
  • cheerlessly
  • cleverly
  • closely
  • comprehendingly
  • coolly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • cunningly
  • darkly
  • deceptively
  • deftly
  • dejectedly
  • deliberately
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • discerningly
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • eagerly
  • earnestly
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • excitedly
  • exuberantly
  • facilely
  • fanatically
  • ferociously
  • fiercely
  • fixedly
  • forcibly
  • forlornly
  • foxily
  • frantically
  • furiously
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • guilefully
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • heavily
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • impatiently
  • inconsolably
  • intellectually
  • intelligently
  • intensely
  • joylessly
  • judiciously
  • knowingly
  • knowledgeably
  • like fury
  • logically
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • madly
  • meanly
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • perspicaciously
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • powerfully
  • prudently
  • rabidly
  • rancorously
  • rationally
  • reasonably
  • regretfully
  • relentlessly
  • reluctantly
  • resentfully
  • resourcefully
  • rhapsodically
  • rigorously
  • roughly
  • rowdily
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • sagaciously
  • savagely
  • searchingly
  • sensibly
  • seriously
  • severely
  • sharply
  • shrewdly
  • skillfully
  • sky-high
  • slowly
  • slyly
  • smartly
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • spiritedly
  • sprightly
  • steadily
  • stormily
  • strongly
  • suddenly
  • sullenly
  • trickily
  • tumultuously
  • turbulently
  • unhappily
  • uproariously
  • urgently
  • viciously
  • vigorously
  • violently
  • vivaciously
  • wailfully
  • warmly
  • watchfully
  • wildly
  • wisely
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • zealously

painfully

  • abjectly
  • achingly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • carefully
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • in pain
  • in suffering
  • inconsolably
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painstakingly
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • severely
  • sharply
  • slowly
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • tortuously
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • with difficulty
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

sadly

  • abjectly
  • acutely
  • agonizingly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • cheerlessly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • forlornly
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • inconsolably
  • joylessly
  • keenly
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • rancorously
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • ruefully
  • severely
  • sharply
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • sullenly
  • unhappily
  • wailfully
  • wistfully
  • woefully
  • wretchedly

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