BEWAILED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

bewailed

verb

past tense of bewail

as in mourned

to feel or express sorrow for he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it

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Inside the bar, several locals mourned the potential loss of a community gathering space that’s been around even longer.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Reeves mourned her former bandmate’s death on Facebook Wednesday.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of mourned

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But the Palestinian leader lamented that the second phase of this plan has not materialized, blaming the lack of progress on his Israeli counterparts.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
The guide lamented the crowding, but also didn’t seem to know how many people should be there, or what constitutes too many.

— Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lamented

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Although Hasselhoff regretted not fighting for her at the time due to his own concerns about job security, he was thrilled when she was brought back.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026
After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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