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as in mourns
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 regrets
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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as in wails
a crying out in grief
the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash
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as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
the actress' lament that there aren't enough good roles for women
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Recent Examples of laments
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the most significant invocation of maternity comes when Ser Lyonel laments that Baelor is a more favored son than his brother Maekar.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are once again giving couple goals as the former continues to enjoy the success of her album The Life of a Showgirl—which dropped in October—and the latter laments the end of his NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Post laments that general dining etiquette is not something that’s taught widely in the US.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The film’s most powerful scene arrives when Turdugul’s grandmother refuses to sell her property to routine opportunists and laments about a vanishing village that has been slipping through her fingers — an occasion Akynbekov and Kubat approach with an unobtrusive, documentarian aesthetic.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Frank Holt, an emeritus professor at the University of Houston who has studied the history of coins, laments the loss.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
In Netflix's Being Eddie documentary, Murphy laments that the speech did not get more attention at the time.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Binkiewicz laments the shutdowns that plague business owners across Miami Beach.
—Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one.
—Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – AOC weighs in after Republican laments 'humiliation' of Mamdani campaigning in Arabic.
—FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped holding coordination calls on H5N1 with health providers this spring — a change Chin-Hong laments.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
This schmuck is Jared Kushner, who is sitting right there as his father-in-law laments what his daughter could have had.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Perhaps the most significant invocation of maternity comes when Ser Lyonel laments that Baelor is a more favored son than his brother Maekar.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are once again giving couple goals as the former continues to enjoy the success of her album The Life of a Showgirl—which dropped in October—and the latter laments the end of his NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Post laments that general dining etiquette is not something that’s taught widely in the US.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The film’s most powerful scene arrives when Turdugul’s grandmother refuses to sell her property to routine opportunists and laments about a vanishing village that has been slipping through her fingers — an occasion Akynbekov and Kubat approach with an unobtrusive, documentarian aesthetic.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
Frank Holt, an emeritus professor at the University of Houston who has studied the history of coins, laments the loss.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
In Netflix's Being Eddie documentary, Murphy laments that the speech did not get more attention at the time.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Binkiewicz laments the shutdowns that plague business owners across Miami Beach.
—Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
Leading a group of seasoned musicians that includes guitarist Adam Brisbin and harp player Mary Lattimore, and working once again with Krivchenia as his producer, Meek continues to revel in the role of traditional troubadour of mid-tempo laments with heavy gestures to Buffalo Springfield.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Her self-reflections have always landed better than love laments though, and there’s plenty of these on the new one.
—Lina Lecaro, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – AOC weighs in after Republican laments 'humiliation' of Mamdani campaigning in Arabic.
—FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped holding coordination calls on H5N1 with health providers this spring — a change Chin-Hong laments.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laments
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James Van Der Beek's widow is speaking out as Hollywood mourns another loss.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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As the Grey’s Anatomy family mourns the death of Eric Dane, Katherine Heigl has paid tribute to the late actor in a statement.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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From removing splinters or opening bandages, to snagging ingrown hairs and tightening eyeglass screws, tweezers are one of those travel essentials that my mom never regrets packing.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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The woman regrets having hurt the feelings of a john who wanted to ask her out.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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In some, relatives are seen walking among the black bags, trying to identify the deceased, as wails and screams fill the background.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two taps of the helmet on back-to-back pitches changed the course of the game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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And then, when a financial crisis in very short term lending broke out in August 2007, followed by the failure of investment banks Bear Stearns in March 2008, and Lehman Brothers that October, a panicked Fed opened money taps to an unprecedented degree.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Further down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ford fought back tears, thanking his fellow actors, writers and directors.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Once the tears start flowing, your nervous system’s relaxation response can start to kick in.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Laments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laments. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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