Synonyms of mourn

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verb (1)

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

mourning

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adjective

as in grieving

Related Words

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

mourning

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noun

as in suffering

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• rejoicing
• exultation
• smiling
• laughing
• cheering

mourning

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verb (2)

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mourn

Verb

The town of Woodville, Wisconsin, is mourning the loss of Ron Riek, a prominent businessman and pilot killed in a small plane crash Tuesday night near the Wisconsin Dells. — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

The Burleson Centennial community is mourning following the death Tuesday of beloved former coach Bill Hughes. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Noun

Because so many of Gunn’s friends died in San Francisco, a city where Gunn had found happiness and freedom, then these elegies are also a monument to a time of communal sorrow and mourning. — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Dressed in a black shirt to signify mourning, Pezeshkian made his own threats, too. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Verb

Our thoughts are with everyone mourning his loss during this difficult time. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

The Jimmy Kimmel Live family is mourning the death of costume designer Rodney Muñoz at age 60. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026