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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Fans who have long mourned F1’s transformation from hell-for-leather test of nerve into slick entertainment product see this as merely the latest in a string of measures to sanitize the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that Khamenei "will not be mourned".

From Barron's • 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

I seen ’em in the Noise of their fathers in town, mourned like their wives but not nearly so often.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness