mourned

VERB

be sad over loss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache agonize bemoan complain cry deplore fret grieve lament moan regret sob wail weep yearn

STRONG

anguish bewail bleed blubber hurt keen languish miss pine repine rue sigh sorrow suffer

WEAK

be brokenhearted be sad carry on long for take it hard wear black wring hands

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve be content be happy delight please praise

STRONG

aid assist dislike hate help relieve

WEAK

be joyful

Example Sentences

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mourned

Sanctioning body the WBO said it mourned the passing of its former champion.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mahalia Jackson died at only 60; at her funeral Belafonte mourned her as “the single most powerful black woman in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Aipa’s death has been widely mourned in Hawaii, where his family is from, and in Huntington Beach where he lived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Oliver mopped up the spill with paper towels and mourned the ruined, soggy pastries.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser