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

Billy Joel mourned the death of his friend and former bandmate, drummer Jon Small, on Monday. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

He is now being mourned by friends and family who are shaken by the tragedy. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

The Women's Media Center, which Steinem cofounded with Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan in 2005, mourned the pioneering feminist's loss in a heartbreaking tribute. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

As the families’ mourned two of the friends, search efforts to locate Smith continue Tuesday. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Heads of state, parents of book recipients, music fans, movie fans and, like me, women who felt blessed to have had such a glamorous role model publicly mourned the loss. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, Jack White, every living president, Jane Fonda, and countless more have all mourned the beloved star. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Residents of Pale, a Bosnian Serb stronghold just outside of Sarajevo, mourned Mladic. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Unlike Dolly Parton, who is rightly being mourned as a great American, Curry was far less a public person. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026