Synonyms & related words for lament

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of lament — including bewail, bemoan, lamentation, wail, deplore, plaint. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to lament

Explore words related to lament — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include wailful, mournful, plaintive, unwept, dirgeful, doleful, elegiacal, sorrowful. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for lament

Common synonyms for lament include bewail, bemoan, lamentation, wail, deplore, plaint, dirge, threnody — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does lament come from?

The word lament breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lament-, from Latin lamentum (“wailing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.