Synonyms for mourn
Definitions
- v. 1
To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
She mourned the loss of her independence.
Forms
- Past participle
- mourned
e.g. mourned → grieved, lamented, sorrowed, bewailed…
Choose the right word
To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- sorrow To my sorrow, my father cannot attend the meeting.
- grieve She did nothing but grieve over her husband's death.
- lament One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
By length
- 3 letters
- rue1
- 4 letters
- mean1, keen1, pine1, sigh1, weep1, moan1, wail1
- 5 letters
- bleed1, gloom1
- 6 letters
- regret2, sorrow2, repent2, grieve1, lament2, darken2, bemoan2, bewail, repine
- 7 letters
- deplore2, elegize, elegise
- 9 letters
- deprecate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (regret2 = 2 syllables).