Synonyms of laments

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lament

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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

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

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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

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)
• savours
• savors

laments

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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

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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
• paeans
• panegyrics
• encomiums
• encomia

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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

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
• indorsements
• endorsements
• applauses