MOURNING Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of mourning

as in grieving

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mourning

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noun

as in suffering

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verb

present participle of mourn

as in aching

to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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as in lamenting

to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourning

Noun

That album represented a turn toward joy after the mourning that defined Japanese Breakfast’s earlier work, with Zauner finding room for hope without pretending the loss had disappeared. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026 Love of Your Life transforms into a mourning vacation, as Maya leaves her new family behind to drink, eat and f*ck her way through years of her life, doing telehealth to pay the bills. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

Now, his family and the local community are mourning the teen known for his extraordinary kindness. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 The East Haven community Friday was mourning the death of a 5-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a motor vehicle in East Haven on Thursday afternoon. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mourning

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning

Adjective

Creel’s fellow cast members have been sending a lot of love to Haskins since the sad news of his death broke.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
In this Saved by the Bell superfan’s mind, that was not a sad thing.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sad

Noun

The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages for Jacks to cover previous and future medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, permanent impairment and loss of enjoyment of life.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Another independent doctor subsequently concluded that the child's suffering was clear and unbearable, and that the requirements for termination of life under the nation's rules had been met.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of suffering

Verb

But while politicians trade barbs, residents in Rio de Janeiro have been designing their own responses, with ex-traffickers launching podcasts and grieving mothers stepping up to stop youth recruitment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The Justice Department unveiled a $25 million grant opportunity Thursday as Attorney General Todd Blanche hosted violent crime survivors and grieving families for a summit focused on public safety and support for victims.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of grieving

Verb

They were repealed more than 30 years ago, with many content creators lamenting the wave of consolidation ever since.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
One of the main changes that Anne had introduced in the script was Louis lamenting not the death of his brother, but the death of his wife, when the story opens.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of lamenting

Adjective

But there were clearly hundreds of Disney employees who were very upset about that.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Many have responded to Swan Song negatively, with RadarOnline previously reporting that some royal observers are upset that Spencer is looking to reopen old wounds while Charles is battling cancer.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of upset

Noun

Body camera footage showed Flynn weeping, covering his face, and rocking back and forth as police searched his home.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
When the curtain went up, Valencia spent the first several minutes overcome by emotion, glassy-eyed and weeping.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of weeping

Verb

Turns out Travis Hunter did it in 2024’s Week 4 and Leonard Fournette in 2014’s Week 2 (before regretting it).

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
If the feature works for you, a car ride could become a chance to catch up on messages or read something longer without immediately regretting it.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of regretting

Adjective

Ali’s mournful assassin is trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies and, likewise, the movie fights like hell to elude conventionality.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Tender Loving Care is a gentle, mournful, funny portrait of a family whose future is shadowed by uncertainty but tries to face life with cheeriness.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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