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

As the community mourns the teenager, his death has also fueled calls for better access to mental health resources for young people. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Family mourns loss of youngest son Nacato's mother, Norma Jami, told CBS News New York she was shattered after losing her youngest son. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Batty, having reached the end of his four-year life cycle (and subsequent run from the law as a fugitive of planet Earth), recalls his journeys through space and mourns these memories being lost more than his own death. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Take the quiz here … LISTEN Tune in as Washington mourns the sudden passing of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. — FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

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