Synonyms of mourning

mourning 1 of 3

adjective

as in grieving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieving
• suffering
• upset
• sad
• melancholy
• sorrowing
• mournful
• crying
• unhappy
• distressed
• weeping
• widowed
• wailing
• bereaved
• lamenting
• miserable
• orphaned
• bemoaning
• bereft

mourning

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noun

as in weeping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieving
• weeping
• suffering
• sorrowing
• tears
• agonizing
• regret
• sob
• lamentation
• sorrow
• grief
• protest
• cry
• lament
• hand-wringing
• outcry
• keen
• anguish
• wail
• heartbreak
• heartache
• groan
• plaint
• howl
• woe
• moan
• dolor
• complaint
• cri de coeur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• exultation
• smiling
• laughing
• cheering

• rejoicing
• exultation
• smiling
• laughing
• cheering

mourning

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verb

present participle of mourn

1

as in aching

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieving
• aching
• sighing
• sorrowing
• sobbing
• agonizing
• suffering
• crying
• weeping
• anguishing
• bleeding
• hurting
• groaning
• bewailing
• eating one's heart out
• tearing one's hair
• lamenting
• smarting
• moaning
• tormenting
• ruing
• bemoaning
• deploring
• blubbering
• torturing
• keening
• bawling
• regretting
• wailing
• howling
• languishing
• yammering
• racking
• pining (away)
• yowling
• longing (for)
• taking on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• laughing
• exulting
• glorying
• cheering
• beaming
• triumphing
• delighting
• ravishing
• crowing
• comforting
• consoling
• sympathizing
• assuring
• reassuring
• cheering
• joying
• commiserating
• soothing
• solacing

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• rejoicing
• laughing
• exulting
• glorying
• cheering
• beaming
• triumphing
• delighting
• ravishing
• crowing
• comforting
• consoling
• sympathizing
• assuring
• reassuring
• cheering
• joying
• commiserating
• soothing
• solacing

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2

as in lamenting

to feel or express sorrow for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lamenting
• bewailing
• regretting
• bemoaning
• deploring
• weeping
• sobbing
• sorrowing
• keening
• suffering
• grieving (for)
• ruing
• wailing (for)
• moaning
• hurting
• blubbering
• elegizing
• bawling
• agonizing
• bleeding
• crying (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing (in)
• laughing
• delighting
• smiling
• grinning
• exulting (in)
• joying
• cheering
• beaming
• glorying (in)

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• rejoicing (in)
• laughing
• delighting
• smiling
• grinning
• exulting (in)
• joying
• cheering
• beaming
• glorying (in)

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