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Synonyms & Antonyms of bewailing
(Entry 1 of 2)
expressing or suggesting mourning
- the doctor assured us that my father was not in any danger of dying, hence those bewailing looks on our faces were uncalled-for
Synonyms for bewailing
Words Related to bewailing
- dirgelike,
- elegiac
- (also elegiacal),
- melancholy
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- dispirited,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- inconsolable,
- tearful
Near Antonyms for bewailing
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- giddy,
- heady,
- rapturous,
- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
bewailing
verbpresent participle of bewail
Synonyms & Antonyms of bewailing (Entry 2 of 2)
to feel or express sorrow for
- he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it
Synonyms for bewailing
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