Synonyms of lamentations

lamentations

noun

plural of lamentation

as in wails

a crying out in grief

there was a great lamentation on Wall Street when the government's latest unemployment figures were published

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wails
• tears
• cries
• groans
• mournings
• laments
• plaints
• howls
• moans
• sobs
• keens
• sufferings
• outcries
• regrets
• protests
• sorrows
• griefs
• heartbreaks
• woes
• heartaches
• anguishes
• complaints
• dolors
• hand-wringings
• cris de coeur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicings
• exultations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lamentations

These rock lamentations will not be carried over to the full-length album the band still has in the works, which Bono promises will have a more joyful tone. — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026

The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst. — H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026

The language surrounding Bailey echoes sentiments from the 1990s and early 2000s, when public revelations of a celebrity’s homosexuality often triggered exaggerated lamentations from straight female fans. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

The previous two Jennings collaborations — 2024’s The Fear of Standing Still and 2020’s Lamentations — are two of Barham’s personal favorites in his entire catalog. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

An artwork from the series Wall of Lamentations by Santiago Montoya that was on view in March at Halcyon Gallery, in London. — Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025

There have been lamentations about the end of an era and anxiety in the fan and creative communities about the risk of over-exploitation of the British super-spy. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025

The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025