MOURNING Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of mourning

as in grieving

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noun

as in suffering

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verb

present participle of mourn

as in aching

to feel deep sadness or mental pain we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

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as in lamenting

to feel or express sorrow for an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater

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Recent Examples of mourning

Noun

That album represented a turn toward joy after the mourning that defined Japanese Breakfast’s earlier work, with Zauner finding room for hope without pretending the loss had disappeared. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026 Love of Your Life transforms into a mourning vacation, as Maya leaves her new family behind to drink, eat and f*ck her way through years of her life, doing telehealth to pay the bills. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

Now, his family and the local community are mourning the teen known for his extraordinary kindness. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 The East Haven community Friday was mourning the death of a 5-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a motor vehicle in East Haven on Thursday afternoon. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mourning

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning

Adjective

Spark, a writer of the first rank, brought her beautifully to life in this moving, rather sad novel of Edinburgh in the 1930s.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
And yet the allegation against her now enters Orange County’s long, sad spectrum of anti-Mexican political history.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sad

Noun

The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages for Jacks to cover previous and future medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, permanent impairment and loss of enjoyment of life.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Another independent doctor subsequently concluded that the child's suffering was clear and unbearable, and that the requirements for termination of life under the nation's rules had been met.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of suffering

Verb

Shane Thomson, the high-risk security adviser who warned Hall, Zakrzewski and Kuvshynova not to go beyond the Kyiv city limits, joined the grieving parents in their lawsuit against Fox and Hall.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Her unexpected passing has left fans around the world grieving.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of grieving

Verb

Local love for Ray’s Smokehouse Locals wasted no time lamenting the downtown Gastonia staple.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Northern team fans are lamenting the advantages these states hold for climate and taxes that have lured top players in recent years.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of lamenting

Adjective

Legend has it Michael Jackson asked his security to keep fans away from him at a local dive bar, only to become upset when the locals were all too good at treating him like a normal person.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of upset

Noun

Body camera footage showed Flynn weeping, covering his face, and rocking back and forth as police searched his home.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
When the curtain went up, Valencia spent the first several minutes overcome by emotion, glassy-eyed and weeping.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of weeping

Verb

Turns out Travis Hunter did it in 2024’s Week 4 and Leonard Fournette in 2014’s Week 2 (before regretting it).

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
If the feature works for you, a car ride could become a chance to catch up on messages or read something longer without immediately regretting it.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of regretting

Adjective

But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Tender Loving Care is a gentle, mournful, funny portrait of a family whose future is shadowed by uncertainty but tries to face life with cheeriness.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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