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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He is owed comfort, dignity, and the assurance that he won’t be forgotten by those who loved him, that he will be genuinely mourned.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
An 18-year-old was being mourned by family and friends after falling to her death from a bridge support structure in Big Bear, reportedly a favorite hangout for local teens.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of mourned

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Ironically, in what several key movie-making legends have decried and lamented as a self-destructive move, Hollywood has been training the audience not to head out to theaters, but instead to wait patiently at home.

— Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026
Novelist David Eggers lamented the business orientation of the tech entrepreneurs.

— Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of lamented

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The bet was clearly a lighthearted joke between friends, but after posting it, the WNBA seems to have regretted the optics of the league promoting two players gambling on a game, which is prohibited in the league’s collective bargaining agreement.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Plenty of incumbents have brushed off the threat Elon Musk posed to their businesses and regretted it.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

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