BEMOANING Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in weeping

expressing or suggesting mourning one parishioner who always seems to have a bemoaning expression on her face

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bemoaning

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verb

present participle of bemoan

as in mourning

to feel or express sorrow for bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her

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as in regretting

to feel sorry or dissatisfied about a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades

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The reviews were blistering, with many critics bemoaning the fact that Fincher had passed on directing the film, leaving it to Sorkin to slide behind the camera. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2026 In the first season, Woody Harrelson’s character is talking to his father-in-law, who is bemoaning the decline of culture as represented by the latest generation of kids. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Head coach Eli Drinkwitz was pleased with most of the starters’ performance, but spent his news conference, in part, bemoaning simple mistakes by the reserves. — Pj Green september 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Much has rightly been made of head coach Mike Vrabel bemoaning the Patriots’ lack of depth following their preseason win over the Eagles. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Perhaps ironically, Lütke’s tweetstorm began as a response to Jordan Grimes bemoaning the current crisis conditions in the housing market. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Others questioned its content, bemoaning its failure to forefront local services, the World Service, and online offerings. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 July 2026 In May 1972, Saijo sent a copy of the book to Snyder, bemoaning the editors’ heavy hand. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 Maher opened the conversation by thanking Vance for coming on the show and bemoaning that Democratic politicians won't do so. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaning

Adjective

And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.

— David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.

— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

Definition of weeping

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This memory of the body’s muscle enacted in the gesture of cutting, moved from anger to mindfulness to mourning for all that was lost in that claiming of art.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Yet as black became a defining color of modern fashion, most famously through Gabrielle Chanel’s little black dress of 1926, its association with mourning gradually loosened.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mourning

Adjective

The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part docuseries, out October 27 on Netflix, is more of a celebration of celebrate Perry’s life instead of a mournful tribute or true crime drama about his death and the headline-making trial that followed.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026
East Suffolk, a windblown span of marshy coastland, has a reputation for stark, mournful beauty, and for drawing creative people with a taste for isolation and escape.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of mournful

Verb

Shapira fills a plate with a crab cake, two chicken tenders, and a salad, lamenting the fattiness of American food.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026
What Baldwin is lamenting is our tendency to fall back on binaries — right and wrong, good and evil — rather than to struggle with complexity.

— David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of lamenting

Adjective

The woman never brought Melissa back, leaving a heartbroken Apantenco wondering what had become of her baby.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Mike Sweeney’s tutor Royals Hall of Famer Mike Sweeney was heartbroken to learn of Benzinger’s passing.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of heartbroken

Adjective

The broadcaster reported that more than a hundred people had gathered in and around the church for a funeral procession.

— Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Talking about wills, medical wishes, funeral arrangements or who will handle the finances if a parent becomes incapacitated can feel intrusive, particularly when a parent is still healthy and independent.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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