Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > W Synonyms of wailful Find synonyms for: Adjective1. lamenting, wailing, wailful, sorrowful (vs. joyful)usage: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- ShakespeareWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of wailful (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acronym Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language