Definitions

lamentations

NOUN

grief, complaint

Synonyms

WEAK

complaining dirge elegy grieving jeremiad keen keening lament moan moaning mourning plaint requiem sob sobbing sorrow tears threnody ululation wail wailing weeping

Antonyms

WEAK

celebration enjoyment praise

Example Sentences

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The Book of Lamentations contains a plea that God should “renew our days as of old.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Lamentations for the Oscar-less are as much a part of the awards season as whisper campaigns, DVD screeners and the overuse of the word “snub.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2018

The Rev. Kevin Young has opened the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Lamentations, and he is here to pray.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

My favorite book of the summer so far is Ilija Trojanow’s “The Lamentations of Zeno.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 19, 2016

With Jeremiah is specified Baruch, then the Lamentations and Epistle.

From The Canon of the Bible by Davidson, Samuel