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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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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

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that Khamenei "will not be mourned".

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

But as Neville’s documentary makes abundantly clear: while music lovers across the globe certainly mourned The Beatles’ breakup, few suffered its heartbreaking aftershocks to McCartney’s extent.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Mrs. Croft’s was the first death I mourned in America, for hers was the first life I had admired; she had left this world at last, ancient and alone, never to return.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri