Synonyms of mourn

mourn

verb

ˈmȯrn 

1

as in to grieve

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieve
• ache
• sorrow
• sigh
• suffer
• anguish
• agonize
• cry
• weep
• sob
• hurt
• bleed
• long (for)
• bewail
• tear one's hair
• groan
• eat one's heart out
• lament
• pine (away)
• torment
• bemoan
• moan
• rue
• regret
• torture
• smart
• deplore
• languish
• howl
• bawl
• wail
• blubber
• rack
• keen
• take on
• yammer
• yowl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joy
• rejoice
• glory
• laugh
• triumph
• beam
• cheer
• delight
• assure
• exult
• sympathize
• comfort
• reassure
• ravish
• crow
• console
• soothe
• commiserate
• solace

2

as in to lament

to feel or express sorrow for

an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lament
• regret
• bewail
• bemoan
• grieve (for)
• deplore
• wail (for)
• weep
• sorrow
• hurt
• suffer
• sob
• moan
• rue
• cry (for)
• keen
• elegize
• bawl
• agonize
• blubber
• bleed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joy
• glory (in)
• rejoice (in)
• delight
• laugh
• cheer
• beam
• smile
• exult (in)
• grin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mourn

Texans mourn Pancake Abbott's Instagram post announcing the news has garnered more than 700 comments as of July 10, with many offering their sympathies to the family. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026

The public will be able to celebrate the life and mourn the sudden death of Kyle Busch together soon. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Protesters called for accountability as community members mourned his death. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

This inability to say no leaves Hassan with very little time to mourn the recent loss of a close friend, the matter made even graver when the villager discovers his friend’s death may not have been an accident after all. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 July 2026