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laments

NOUN

grief, complaint

Synonyms

WEAK

complaining dirge elegy grieving jeremiad keen keening lament moan moaning mourning plaint requiem sob sobbing sorrow tears threnody ululation wail wailing weeping

Antonyms

WEAK

celebration enjoyment praise

VERB

to mourn or grieve deeply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bemoan deplore regret

STRONG

bawl bewail bleed cry howl hurt moan rain repine rue sing sob sorrow wail weep

WEAK

beat one's breast eat one's heart out kick self take it hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy

STRONG

relieve

WEAK

celebrate compliment laud praise

Example Sentences

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When Mr. Epstein laments the “excessive autonomy I constructed for myself,” it is hard not to cringe thinking of the many people in this world whose lives truly would be better with fewer constraints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"We had so many before," his father Mustafa laments glumly as he proudly explains this business has been in their family for 40 years.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The shareholders fire you, but no one cares,” laments Alejandro Malbran, whose Brancous LP is the latest investment firm to try rallying Braemar shareholders against Bennett’s management.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“I have given my husband to die,” she laments, wishing that it could have been her instead.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly