Synonyms for bemoan
Definitions
- v. 1
To moan or complain about (something).
He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.
- v. 2
To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
Forms
- Past participle
- bemoaned
e.g. bemoaned → lamented, deplored, bewailed, mourned…
Example sentences
- mourn Don't mourn over the loss of your loved one too long.
- lament One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
- deplore One must deplore such bad behavior.
By length
- 3 letters
- rue1
- 4 letters
- keen1, sigh1, weep1, moan1, wail1
- 5 letters
- mourn1
- 6 letters
- sorrow2, repent2, grieve1, lament2, bewail, repine, beweep
- 7 letters
- deplore2, elegize, elegise
- 8 letters
- complain2
- 9 letters
- deprecate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorrow2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- se lamenter