lament - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

Synonyms

• elegy
• lament

More generic

• poem
• verse form

Noun

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Synonyms

• coronach
• dirge
• lament
• requiem
• threnody

More generic

• song
• vocal

More specific

• keen

Noun

a cry of sorrow and grief

Synonyms

• lament
• lamentation
• plaint
• wail

More generic

• complaint

Verb

regret strongly

Synonyms

• bemoan
• bewail
• deplore
• lament

More generic

• complain
• kick
• kvetch
• plain
• quetch
• sound off

Verb

express grief verbally

Synonyms

• keen
• lament

More generic

• express emotion
• express feelings

Related

• grieve
• sorrow

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