WAILED (FOR) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

wailed (for)

verb

past tense of wail (for)

as in mourned

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

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Billy Joel mourned the death of his friend and former bandmate, drummer Jon Small, on Monday.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
He is now being mourned by friends and family who are shaken by the tragedy.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of mourned

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And last Sunday, in these pages, Coulter lamented losing his unfettered discretion on where to shelve books.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Indeed, few have lamented the exit of speculative collectors hoping to make a quick buck flipping artworks.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lamented

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Although Hasselhoff regretted not fighting for her at the time due to his own concerns about job security, he was thrilled when she was brought back.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026
After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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