Synonyms of laments

laments 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lament

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mourns
• regrets
• bewails
• bemoans
• deplores
• grieves (for)
• wails (for)
• weeps
• moans
• hurts
• rues
• suffers
• sobs
• cries (for)
• bawls
• agonizes
• sorrows
• elegizes
• blubbers
• keens
• bleeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• rejoices (in)
• laughs
• smiles
• cheers
• joys
• glories (in)
• exults (in)
• beams
• grins

2

as in regrets

to feel sorry or dissatisfied about

the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regrets
• bemoans
• deplores
• repents
• rues
• bewails
• mourns
• grieves (for)
• aches (for)
• sorrows (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enjoys
• relishes
• delights (in)
• revels (in)
• savors

laments

2 of 2

noun

plural of lament

1

as in wails

a crying out in grief

the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicings
• exultations

2

as in taps

a composition expressing one's grief over a loss

a poem that is her lament for her late grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taps
• dirges
• elegies
• requiems
• threnodies
• elegiacs
• monodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eulogies
• encomiums
• paeans
• panegyrics

3

as in whines

an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

the actress' lament that there aren't enough good roles for women

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whines
• moans
• complaints
• grievances
• fusses
• whimpers
• grumbles
• bitches
• wails
• bleats
• gripes
• murmurs
• squawks
• plaints
• hollers
• whinges
• grouses
• carps
• beefs
• yammers
• objections
• protests
• grouches
• kvetches
• misereres
• demurs
• stinks
• expostulations
• challenges
• quibbles
• remonstrances
• kicks
• niggles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• praises
• plaudits
• commendations
• acclaim
• sanctions
• approvals
• endorsements
• applauses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laments

Verb

Juan Guerrero, 70, has lived in Marbella for the past 50 years, and laments the changes to the city, which used to be a small fishing town dotted with vegetable gardens. — Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Fox laments that many younger artists don’t take that approach. — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

Barthel laments that anti-cannabis laws encouraged growers to develop highly potent strains, just as Prohibition in the 1920s put potentially lethal moonshine into circulation. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Age has finally caught up with them, Amy Nicholson laments. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

James Jeansonne, who works in marketing at a company in Columbus, Ohio, laments the loss of Spirit. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 20 June 2026

Here’s the latest harrowing dispatch from the frontlines of education, as yet another higher education instructor laments that his pupils literally can’t read. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026

Deedson has played at stadiums now under gang control, and laments that Haitian kids aspiring to make the national team one day can’t use those vital facilities. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 29 May 2026

On that song, Chapman laments about his unwillingness to evolve. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2026

Noun

Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments. — Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026

The legislation behind this flurry of warnings and laments is Assembly Bill 1207, which emerged from backroom negotiations last September. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 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

As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025