Laments

Synonyms for "laments" (141 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Verb(23 words)

bemoan bewail deplore keen condole grieve grieven mourn repent sigh sorrow wayment afterthink aggrieve agonize be sad beef begrieve bellyache besorrow

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beweep bitch bleat

bewail deplore dirge elegy bawl bemoan

Strong matches (42)

Verb(24 words)

bleed carp chunter complain crab croak darken deprecate dump on elegize engrieve erme frine get a sad on girn give out gloom gripe grotch grouch

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grouse grumble grump gruntle

compassionate coronach cry deprecate discomfort dismay distress dolorous tirade elegize epicedium give sorrow words grieve grieve for grieve over groan

Noun(3 words)

coronach dirge elegy

Related words (70)

Verb(31 words)

harp inveigh kvetch latrate make a stink mean moan murmur mutter nag nark nudzh pinch pine piss and moan rail rail out regret remorse repine

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ride rue sadden sadden up snivel unhappy wail whimper whine whinge yearn

howl jeremiad keen knell lamentation moan moaning monody mourn mourning murmur mutter outcry pain plaint planctus repine scream sigh sing the blues

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sob sorrow threnody tirade ululation wail wail of woe weep weep over whimper whine yawp yell yowl

Noun(5 words)

lamentation plaint requiem threnody wail

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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The fool laments that which he has lost and values not that which he still has.

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“There is no more social life,” laments Rosa Lee, who lives on the southern outskirts of Seoul.

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He laments the erosion of these rights, noting that no country is immune.

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She only laments.

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