Synonyms of requiem

requiem

noun

ˈre-kwē-əm

as in lament

a composition expressing one's grief over a loss

the choir will sing Mozart's Requiem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lament
• elegy
• dirge
• threnody
• taps
• monody
• elegiac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eulogy
• panegyric
• paean
• encomium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of requiem

Any story is a history in which politics and event are portrayed in human terms—not as tract or politics but as inquiry, warning, requiem. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026

There, he was honored with salutes and a requiem. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025

In the process, Gimme Shelter became not just a record of a tour, but a requiem for the 1960s counterculture and its utopian promise. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

The Duke of York retreated from public life in November 2019 after a car crash interview with the BBC about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but attended the requiem mass at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon. — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025