/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of lamenting Find synonyms for: Verb1. lament, keen, express emotion, express feelingsusage: express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"2. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan, complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetchusage: regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"Adjective1. lamenting, wailing, wailful, sorrowful (vs. joyful)usage: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- ShakespeareWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: aversion Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language