Synonyms & related words for lamentation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of lamentation — including mourning, sorrowing, mournfulness, sorrowfulness, weeping, grieving. 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 lamentation

Explore words related to lamentation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include lament, wail, plaint, wailful, bewailing, mournful, plaintive, epicedium. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for lamentation

Common synonyms for lamentation include mourning, sorrowing, mournfulness, sorrowfulness, weeping, grieving, grief, sadness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does lamentation come from?

The word lamentation 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.