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

Houdini offers tribute to some magicians who preceded him and laments that more wasn't known about them. — Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

One of the film’s best jokes was sacrificed for a leaner run time, Firstman laments. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

The title track showcases piano while Bowen laments the friends and family who stood by him throughout his career. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026

Grandis says her education prepared her with the skills to work in her field but laments a competitive job market where those with just a little more experience have an advantage. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Paisley’s original song plays in the background of a scene near the end of the episode in which Stan laments Kenny dying (again) due to an e-bike battery explosion. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

In 2026, that’s Mercedes, which has two drivers that are playing the team game well, as Hamilton laments. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The Israeli media frequently laments the damage the violence causes to Israel’s public diplomacy abroad. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

This prescient issue is buried in a recent, must-read Free Press article by Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin that laments the growing impotence of the old-fashioned historian in the face of bots and algorithmic amplifications. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Noun

The other main track of Diamanda’s career is her interpretations of old standards, Gospel songs, laments, and folk tunes. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Her laments are now laced with fury, as genocidal wars and murderous technologies join global warming in the twenty-first century’s third decade. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Fines aren’t the answer to the EU’s laments, but better third parties are. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather nonreading habits. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

In a place whose people are forced to endure the same struggles as their parents (to paraphrase one of this film’s most aching laments), time will always be a flat circle. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

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