Synonyms of elegy

elegy

noun

ˈe-lə-jē 

as in lament

a composition expressing one's grief over a loss

"O Captain! My Captain!" is Walt Whitman's elegy on the death of President Lincoln

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lament
• dirge
• requiem
• threnody
• taps
• monody
• elegiac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eulogy
• paean
• panegyric
• encomium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elegy

Kim Kardashian shared her own elegy for MJ a few hours after her mom on Instagram. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

The touchstones are plentiful—Harmonia’s cyclical drift, Alice Coltrane’s stargazing elegies, gamelan’s hypnotic shimmer—but the song is strange and unpredictable. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

This isn’t just an elegy for a lost boy, but also a way for McElwee to put his own career into the larger context of his life. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

Not long after, his elegy was answered, as neotraditional sounds have made a big comeback on country radio, led by artists like Zach Top and Midland. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026