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mourned

VERB

be sad over loss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache agonize bemoan complain cry deplore fret grieve lament moan regret sob wail weep yearn

STRONG

anguish bewail bleed blubber hurt keen languish miss pine repine rue sigh sorrow suffer

WEAK

be brokenhearted be sad carry on long for take it hard wear black wring hands

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve be content be happy delight please praise

STRONG

aid assist dislike hate help relieve

WEAK

be joyful

Example Sentences

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He will be remembered, mourned and loved by so many.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Iraqi leaders, including influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, on Sunday mourned Khamenei.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Elsewhere in the same cities where followers mourned his loss, very different scenes took place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

But as Neville’s documentary makes abundantly clear: while music lovers across the globe certainly mourned The Beatles’ breakup, few suffered its heartbreaking aftershocks to McCartney’s extent.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Tata Boanda told me with sincere kindness that Ruth May was mourned in Kilanga.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver