1
as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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as in regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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Recent Examples of lamented
Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham lamented the team’s failure to stop the Bulldogs’ explosiveness.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa lamented the tragic accident in a statement, expressing hope that authorities would soon establish what caused the crash.
—Andrei Khalip, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Schmetzer lamented that the fight would overshadow the Sounders’ impressive victory.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Progress can’t be lamented, and this is progress whereby something better replaces the past.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
On Facebook, former customers lamented the sudden closure.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Coach Prime lamented the resource disparity at Big 12 media day in early July.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Coppola lamented the massive scope of the movie over and over before axing part of the crew.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Jesús Luzardo lamented the calls that went against him Tuesday night.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa lamented the tragic accident in a statement, expressing hope that authorities would soon establish what caused the crash.
—Andrei Khalip, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Schmetzer lamented that the fight would overshadow the Sounders’ impressive victory.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Progress can’t be lamented, and this is progress whereby something better replaces the past.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
On Facebook, former customers lamented the sudden closure.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Coach Prime lamented the resource disparity at Big 12 media day in early July.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Coppola lamented the massive scope of the movie over and over before axing part of the crew.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Jesús Luzardo lamented the calls that went against him Tuesday night.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamented
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Several world leaders mourned the accident, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 1973, the Tree of Ténéré, a 300-year-old acacia in the Sahara Desert, was mourned following its destruction by a truck driver, alleged to have been drunk.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Elsner regretted being unable to do more to create views of Lake Michigan from Lake Park, Howland said.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Netanyahu said Israel regretted the deadly incident and reiterated that Israel does not intentionally target civilians in its war with Hamas.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Lamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamented. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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