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Synonyms & Antonyms of lamentable
1
expressing or suggesting mourning
- the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village
Synonyms for lamentable
Words Related to lamentable
- dirgelike,
- elegiac
- (also elegiacal),
- melancholy
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- dispirited,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- inconsolable,
- tearful
Near Antonyms for lamentable
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- giddy,
- heady,
- rapturous,
- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
2
of a kind to cause great distress
- it's a lamentable situation, but I don't see how it can be fixed
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The first known use of lamentable was in the 15th century
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