Synonyms of wails (for)

wails (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wail (for)

as in mourns

to feel or express sorrow for

her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mourns
• grieves (for)
• laments
• regrets
• bewails
• cries (for)
• bemoans
• deplores
• elegizes
• moans
• hurts
• weeps
• sobs
• suffers
• rues
• sorrows
• bawls
• keens
• blubbers
• agonizes
• bleeds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoices (in)
• delights
• exults (in)
• smiles
• laughs
• glories (in)
• cheers
• beams
• grins
• joys