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Plaintive has 42 synonyms. The top synonyms for plaintive are whiny, puling, rueful, woeful, fretful, grieved, howling, moanful and 34 more. Browse the full list below.
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Plaintive has 42 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.
(adj): sorrowful, mournful or melancholic
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