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wail (for)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wail (for)

to feel or express sorrow for

her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace

Synonyms of wail (for)

bemoan, bewail, deplore, grieve (for), lament, mourn

Words Related to wail (for)

cry (for), keen, moan, weep

bawl, blubber, sob

agonize, bleed, hurt, sorrow, suffer

Near Antonyms of wail (for)

beam, cheer, grin, laugh, smile

Antonyms of wail (for)

delight, exult (in), glory (in), joy, rejoice (in)

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