Synonyms of bemoaned

bemoaned

verb

past tense of bemoan

1

as in mourned

to feel or express sorrow for

bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mourned
• lamented
• regretted
• bewailed
• deplored
• wailed (for)
• grieved (for)
• moaned
• wept
• sobbed
• suffered
• rued
• hurt
• cried (for)
• blubbered
• bawled
• keened
• elegized
• sorrowed
• agonized
• bled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• rejoiced (in)
• laughed
• smiled
• grinned
• cheered
• exulted (in)
• beamed
• joyed
• gloried (in)

2

as in regretted

to feel sorry or dissatisfied about

a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• regretted
• lamented
• deplored
• repented
• rued
• mourned
• bewailed
• grieved (for)
• ached (for)
• sorrowed (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enjoyed
• relished
• delighted (in)
• savored
• reveled (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bemoaned

Many luxury designers have both benefited from and bemoaned the company’s powerful status in the market and ability to determine the fate of brands. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Others — and there were more than a few — bemoaned the story’s 160-minute runtime and CGI work that betrayed a budget stretched a bit beyond its max. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Last year, Aaron Rodgers bemoaned the Pittsburgh Steelers not getting to Ireland earlier to experience the countryside and have a Guinness from the tap. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Afterward, one commissioner, unidentified in the audio recording, bemoaned the circumstances. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Several customers bemoaned the entertainment center’s closing in the comment section. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Trump has bemoaned the pattern of ruling parties performing poorly in the midterm elections, which is seen as a referendum on the presidency. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 July 2026

This actually comes in the wake of a public schism between showrunner Ryan Condal and universe overlord George RR Martin, who has bemoaned significant changes to his original story. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

At the Applebutter Inn, a brick farmhouse that dates to 1844, the owner bemoaned that Canadian snowbirds, once a mainstay, had stopped visiting since the president threatened to send the Marines across Niagara Falls. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026