Synonyms & related words for laments

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of laments. 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 laments

Explore words related to laments — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include bemoan, bewail, lamentation, deplore, wail, lamenting, wailful, plaint. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does laments come from?

The word laments 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.