Synonyms of mourns

mourns

verb

present tense third-person singular of mourn

1

as in grieves

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieves
• sighs
• aches
• suffers
• agonizes
• weeps
• cries
• sorrows
• hurts
• anguishes
• sobs
• bleeds
• laments
• groans
• bewails
• eats one's heart out
• tears one's hair
• deplores
• bemoans
• moans
• torments
• tortures
• rues
• longs (for)
• languishes
• regrets
• smarts
• pines (away)
• howls
• bawls
• racks
• wails
• blubbers
• keens
• yowls
• yammers
• takes on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoices
• laughs
• cheers
• delights
• exults
• triumphs
• beams
• glories
• assures
• crows
• sympathizes
• reassures
• ravishes
• joys
• comforts
• soothes
• consoles
• commiserates
• solaces

2

as in laments

to feel or express sorrow for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laments
• regrets
• bewails
• deplores
• bemoans
• grieves (for)
• wails (for)
• weeps
• hurts
• suffers
• moans
• rues
• sobs
• cries (for)
• bawls
• agonizes
• sorrows
• elegizes
• keens
• blubbers
• bleeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• rejoices (in)
• smiles
• laughs
• cheers
• joys
• glories (in)
• exults (in)
• beams
• grins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mourns

Follow the latest as Iran mourns its supreme leader for a third day. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026

As the community mourns the teen, investigators are still determining what caused his death. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

The passage echoes Whitehead’s response to 9/11, as Carney mourns the neighborhood that the Twin Towers would supplant. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Civil rights advocates liken Kohen Wiley’s death to other Black lives lost after minor accusations, as experts question firing into moving cars and investigators review footage while his family mourns. — Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Community mourns two students Nair and Sran, who both graduated from Washington High School in Fremont before attending college, leave behind a community in mourning, Salwan said. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Sports world mourns after college football prospect found dead on campus at age 20. — FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Art eventually processes its history—mourns it, rather. — Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Amid playoff cheering hockey mourns the suicide of Claude Lemieux at 60. — Greg Cote may 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026