Synonyms of mourned

mourned

verb

past tense of mourn

1

as in grieved

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieved
• sighed
• ached
• sorrowed
• cried
• agonized
• wept
• sobbed
• suffered
• anguished
• hurt
• bled
• groaned
• lamented
• bewailed
• tormented
• ate one's heart out
• moaned
• smarted
• tortured
• tore one's hair
• deplored
• bemoaned
• regretted
• longed (for)
• rued
• pined (away)
• blubbered
• racked
• howled
• languished
• wailed
• bawled
• keened
• yowled
• yammered
• took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughed
• rejoiced
• cheered
• delighted
• exulted
• triumphed
• gloried
• beamed
• ravished
• crowed
• assured
• comforted
• consoled
• sympathized
• reassured
• joyed
• soothed
• commiserated
• solaced

2

as in lamented

to feel or express sorrow for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lamented
• regretted
• bewailed
• deplored
• bemoaned
• grieved (for)
• wailed (for)
• wept
• sobbed
• hurt
• suffered
• moaned
• sorrowed
• cried (for)
• rued
• blubbered
• bawled
• keened
• elegized
• agonized
• bled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• rejoiced (in)
• laughed
• smiled
• grinned
• cheered
• joyed
• exulted (in)
• gloried (in)
• beamed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mourned

Readers mourned Bill Spoon’s BBQ, which fed generations before shutting during the pandemic in 2020, and Bubba’s Barbecue on Sunset Road, which closed in January 2026 after 40 years of Eastern North Carolina-style ‘cue. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Nearby, Muhammad Farooq mourned the loss of his young daughter. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Noticias Telemundo confirmed the deaths with Trejo’s soccer club, Club Sport Marítimo de La Guaira, which mourned the tragic loss of their player’s family. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 June 2026

He was mourned by friends and family Sands' funeral details were kept private by the family, but several people close to the actor publicly spoke out about his death. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

Their deaths shocked the entertainment world as friends, fans, and colleagues of the Reiners in Hollywood and beyond mourned the heartbreaking loss. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

The conservation status of animals and environments is not included in the UMAP-browser interface, and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird’s extinction is mourned almost as a mythical event, dated but nonetheless out of time; no cause is indicated. — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

Springsteen and his band mourned the loss of the legendary music mogul in a statement shared on Instagram Monday. — Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Both were made to sit outside the gates, deeply upsetting the family who mourned within. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026