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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A veteran writer meanwhile mourned his book collection in the border town of Bint Jbeil.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

They mourned the loss of entertainment industry jobs and despaired over homeless people living in squalor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He will be remembered, mourned and loved by so many.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Fans who have long mourned F1’s transformation from hell-for-leather test of nerve into slick entertainment product see this as merely the latest in a string of measures to sanitize the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Although she'd initially fretted about the pregnancy, Marsha mourned the baby's death and insisted on giving him a name and a family burial.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson