Synonyms for sigh
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To lament; to grieve.
- v. 2
To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- n. 1
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
Example sentences
- sorrow To my sorrow, my father cannot attend the meeting.
- lament One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
- wail Yanni heard a police car briefly wail its siren outside.
- breathe However, they can help him breathe with a machine.
By length
- 4 letters
- keen1, pine1, weep1, moan1, pant1, sith, wail1
- 5 letters
- mourn1, yearn1, sough1
- 6 letters
- breath1, sorrow2, grieve1, lament2, bemoan2, bewail
- 7 letters
- breathe1, deplore2, elegize, elegise, suspire
- 10 letters
- exhalation4
- 11 letters
- suspiration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorrow2 = 2 syllables).