English Synonym Finder

lament

Definitions

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

To mourn a person's loss or death.

An expression of regret or disappointment about something.

Examples

The poet wrote a moving lament for his lost childhood.

Many citizens continue to lament the decline of the city's historic architecture.

Synonyms

mourn grieve bewail deplore bemoan wail sorrow

Antonyms

celebrate rejoice exult gloat cheer delight triumph