Synonyms for lamentation

Most common

sorrow · moaning · lament · wail · crying · grief · mourning · wailing

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Noun

Antonyms

celebration, jubilation

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of lamenting.

Related words

Word family

lament lamentable

Forms

Plural

lamentations → laments, sorrows, wails, moanings…

Example sentences

• sorrow To my sorrow, my father cannot attend the meeting.
• moaning Tom's constant moaning can really do your head in.
• lament One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
• wail Yanni heard a police car briefly wail its siren outside.
• crying This puppy is crying because it misses its mother.
• grief There are five stages of grief. Stage one: denial.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

moan¹, wail¹

5 letters

grief¹

6 letters

crying², sorrow², lament², plaint

7 letters

moaning², wailing²

8 letters

mourning², threnody, jeremiad⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crying² = 2 syllables).