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Synonyms for lamentation
noun grief, complaint

complaining
dirge
elegy
keen
lament
moan

mourning
requiem
sob
sorrow
threnody
wail

weeping
jeremiad
sobbing
ululation
wailing
grieving

keening
moaning
plaint
tears

Antonyms for lamentation

celebration

praise

enjoyment

Synonyms
noun weeping and making sad sounds

sob
howl
lament
blubber
bawling
snivel

blubbering
sobbing
wailing
bawl
mourning
yowl

weep
keening
bewailing
howling
tears
sorrowing

whimpering
snivelling
shedding tears
the blues

Synonyms
noun discontent, unhappiness

dismay
complaint
anxiety
displeasure
distaste
jealousy
disquiet
disapproval
resentment
discomfort
uneasiness

weariness
frustration
irritation
exasperation
boredom
annoyance
worry
regret
envy
distress
disinclination

chagrin
disgruntlement
oppression
indisposition
desolation
dislike
discouragement
heartburn
aversion
disfavor
hopelessness

ennui
malcontent
trouble
disrelish
querulousness
fretfulness
disliking
malcontentment

Antonyms

encouragement
happiness
calmness
composure
calm
delight
satisfaction
advantage
enthusiasm

incentive
joy
liking
contentment
assurance
approval
contentedness
sanction
ease

peace
pleasure
love
comfort
kindness
cheer
like

Synonyms
noun mental suffering

heartache
gloom
melancholy
pain
regret
agony
sorrow
heartbreak
mourning
discomfort
sadness
despair

remorse
bereavement
misery
woe
trouble
anguish
worry
unhappiness
grievance
distress
dole
affliction

harassment
mortification
depression
dejection
disquiet
tribulation
wretchedness
mournfulness
purgatory
torture
desolation
despondency

rue
care
trial
malaise
dolor
vexation
lamenting
infelicity
bemoaning
bewailing
deploring
repining

Antonyms

happiness
joy
health
satisfaction
relief
gladness
joyfulness
advantage

contentment
aid
calm
delight
ecstasy
exhilaration
cheer
contentedness

comfort
good health
pleasure
peace
blessing
help
hopefulness

Synonyms
noun groan, complaint

gripe
sigh
sob

whine
wail
cry

grouse
beef
lament

grumble
plaint

Synonyms
noun sadness, time of sadness

grief
weeping
darkness
aching
wailing

bereavement
languishing
crying
woe
lamenting

blackness
keening
repining
moaning
sorrowing

pining
grieving

Antonyms

happiness
joy

light
lightness

cheer

Synonyms
noun sound that is loud or not harmonious

cry
explosion
roar
cacophony
commotion
crash
buzz
turbulence
clamor
blast
bellow
shot
discord
blare

hullabaloo
racket
ring
thud
fanfare
row
babel
disquietude
disquiet
shouting
hubbub
boom
detonation
squawk

fuss
babble
bedlam
eruption
clang
peal
hoo-ha
fracas
clatter
jangle
din
yelling
yelp
tumult

bang
pandemonium
uproar
outcry
talk
boisterousness
caterwauling
bewailing
stridency
fireworks
drumming
sonance
uproariousness

Antonyms

calm
calmness
quiet

silence
stillness
tranquility

peace
harmony
order

Synonyms
noun upset over past action

heartache
annoyance
apology
sorrow
repentance
bitterness
misgiving
contrition
grief
discomfort

heartbreak
remorse
disappointment
qualm
uneasiness
dissatisfaction
anguish
nostalgia
worry
concern

conscience
compunction
penitence
demur
dole
pang
affliction
woe
scruple
care

self-condemnation
ruefulness
self-disgust
apologies
self-reproach
self-accusation
regretfulness

Antonyms

delight
happiness
joy
relief

contentment
satisfaction
calmness
ignorance

negligence
pleasure
comfort
contentedness

Synonyms
noun droplets from eyes, often caused by emotion

crying
discharge
distress
lamenting
moisture
mourning
pain

regret
sadness
sob
sorrow
water
weep
weeping

woe
blubbering
sobbing
wailing
drops
grieving
lachryma

sob act
teardrop
waterworks
weeps
whimpering

Synonyms
noun suffering

gloom
misfortune
pain
hardship
catastrophe
calamity
burden
misery
trouble
headache
anguish

tragedy
adversity
disaster
distress
misadventure
dole
unhappiness
affliction
blues
depression
regret

heartache
curse
agony
heartbreak
tribulation
wretchedness
melancholy
dejection
sorrow
rain
rue

grief
drag
cataclysm
care
trial
sadness
bemoaning
deploring
grieving

Antonyms

encouragement
happiness
joy
advantage
assistance
favor
profit
good luck
miracle
success

boon
aid
contentment
prosperity
health
relief
gladness
cheer
comfort
good health

pleasure
benefit
blessing
good fortune
wonder
fortune
help
joyousness
peace

Synonyms
noun cry

weeping
groan
lament

blubbering
sobbing
wailing

crying
plaint
bellowing

Synonyms
noun cry

wailing
weeping
bawling
sob
lament
tear

bawl
mourning
yowl
blubbering
snivel
blubber

weep
howl
howling
keening
bewailing
tears

sorrowing
whimpering
snivelling
shedding tears
the blues

Synonyms
noun cry

sobbing
weeping
bawling
sob
lament
tear

blubbering
bawl
mourning
yowl
snivel
blubber

weep
howl
keening
bewailing
howling
tears

sorrowing
whimpering
snivelling
shedding tears
the blues

Concept Thesaurus for word lamentation
1. Passive Affections
Synonyms – noun

lament
plaint
groan
sob
deep sigh.
outcry
tear
lachrymation
languishment
willow
sackcloth and ashes
dirge
elegy
threnody
mourner

lamentation
murmur
moan
sigh
cry (vociferation)
wail of woe
weeping
melting mood
condolence
cypress
lachrymatory
coronach
epicedium
jeremiad
grumbler (discontent)

wail
mutter
whine
suspiration
scream
frown
flood of tears
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
mourning
crape
knell
nenia
threne
jeremiade!
Noobe

complaint
grumble
whimper
heaving
howl
scowl.
fit of crying
plaintiveness
weeds
deep mourning
deep death song
requiem
monody
ullalulla.
Heraclitus.

Synonyms – verbs

lament
weep over
fret (suffer)
wear the willow
sigh
“waft a sigh from Indus to the pole” [Pope]
weep
pipe
pule
drow a tear
fondre en larmes
scream (cry out)
whine
cry out lustily
make a wry face
beat one’s breast
murmur
clamor
maunder

mourn
bewail
wear mourning
wear sackcloth and ashes
give a sigh
sigh “like a furnace” [As you Like It]
sob
snivel
pipe one’s eye
shed a tear
cry oneself blind
mew (animal sounds)
roar
rend the air.
gnash one’s teeth
roll on the ground
mutter
make a fuss about
deprecate (disapprove)

deplore
bemoan
go into mourning
infandum renovare dolorem [Vergil] (regret)[more]
heave
wail.
greet
bibber
drop tears
melt into tears
cry one’s eyes out
groan
roar like a bull
frown
wring one’s hands
burst with grief.
grumble
croak
cry out before one is hurt

grieve
condole with
put on mourning
give sorrow words.
fetch a sigh
cry
blubber
whimper
shed tears
burst into tears
yammer.
moan
bellow like a bull
scowl
tear one’s hair
complain
growl
grunt
complain without cause.

Synonyms – adjectives

lamenting
mournful
plaintful
threnetic.
with watery eyes
elegiac

in mourning
tearful
querulous
in tears
bathed in tears
epicedial.

in sackcloth and ashes
lachrymose
querimonious
with tears in one’s eyes
dissolved in tears

sorrowing, sorrowfu (unhappy)
plaintive
in the melting mood
with moistened eyes
“like Niobe all tears” [Hamlet].

Synonyms – phrases
tears standing in the eyes, tears starting from the eyes; eyes suffused, eyes swimming, eyes brimming, eyes overflowing with tears; “if you have tears prepare to shed them now” [Julius Caesar]; interdum lacrymae pondera vocis habent [Ovid]; “strangled his language in his tears” [Henry VIII]; “tears such as angels weep” [Paradise Lost].
Antonyms

rejoicing

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