WAILED (FOR) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

wailed (for)

verb

past tense of wail (for)

as in mourned

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

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Readers mourned Bill Spoon’s BBQ, which fed generations before shutting during the pandemic in 2020, and Bubba’s Barbecue on Sunset Road, which closed in January 2026 after 40 years of Eastern North Carolina-style ‘cue.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Nearby, Muhammad Farooq mourned the loss of his young daughter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of mourned

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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
The two transgender athletes who challenged the West Virginia and Idaho's laws, Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, respectively, were represented by the ACLU, which lamented the Supreme Court's decision.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of lamented

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Portugal manager Roberto Martinez regretted not being able to take Ronaldo further in his last competition, but made sure to heap praise on the striker.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Some of that money will be well spent, and other dollars will be regretted for years to come.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of regretted

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