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  1. woebegone, woefuladjective

    affected by or full of grief or woe

    "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier

    Synonyms:
    deplorable, execrable, woebegone, creaky, flea-bitten, derelict, run-down, miserable, decrepit, wretched

    Antonyms:
    superior, joyful

  2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretchedadjective

    of very poor quality or condition

    "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

    Synonyms:
    paltry, deplorable, scummy, odious, reprehensible, damnable, slimy, execrable, suffering, scurvy, woebegone, vile, low-down, despicable, miserable, low, criminal, vicious, worthless, detestable, sad, piteous, condemnable, hapless, lamentable, misfortunate, pitiable, distressing, measly, abominable, poor, pathetic, wretched, sorry, pitiful, abject, unworthy, ugly

    Antonyms:
    joyful, superior

PPDB, the paraphrase database1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "woeful":

    deplorable, lamentable

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How to use woeful in a sentence?

  1. Charles Whall:

    Anyone who doesn't think consolidation is going to happen must be mad, the exploration performance of these companies has been woeful. They have to replace reserves, and they're not doing that organically so they need to do it inorganically. But all we have seen are disposals.

  2. New York:

    So we feel it's only merciful to give our Knicks beat writer, Scott Cacciola, a break from such woeful basketball.


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