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Synonyms of condole

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Another word for condole is pine. Other synonyms of condole are keen and deplore.

Synonyms and similar words for condole

verbTo express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.

  • besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
  • mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • rueTo feel compassion or pity; to take pity (on), to have compassion (on).
  • darkenTo become gloomy, darker in mood.
  • gloomTo look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
  • grieveTo feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
  • grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
  • bleed
  • lamentTo express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
  • moan poeticTo grieve.
  • remorseTo experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.
  • repent
  • regretTo feel sorry about (any thing).
  • sighTo lament; to grieve.
  • sorrowTo feel or express grief.
  • aggrieve obsoleteTo grieve; to lament.
  • engrieve archaicTo grieve.
  • erme obsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.
  • wayment obsoleteTo lament.
  • yearn obsolete

verbTo express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve...

  • bewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • afterthink
  • becryTo cry about; cry over; lament; bemourn.
  • bemoanTo be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
  • beweepTo weep over; weep for; weep about; deplore; lament.
  • deploreTo bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  • elegizeTo lament, as if in an elegy.
  • keenTo mourn.
  • mean Ireland, UKTo lament.
  • pineTo grieve or mourn for.
  • wailTo lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
  • begrieve archaic, rareTo grieve over or about.
  • bemourn rareTo weep or mourn over.

verbTo express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with (someone); to lament in sympathy with...

  • commiserateTo feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
  • feel sorry forTo pity; to show pity for.
  • feel someone's pain figurativelyTo sympathize with somebody.
  • pity
  • take pityTo show compassion (towards).
  • compassion obsoleteTo pity.
  • compassionate archaicTo feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
  • mercify obsolete, rareTo have mercy on; to pity.

Meaning of condole

  1. verb Followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.
  2. verb To express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
  3. verb To express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.

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Questions about synonyms of condole

What is another word for condole?
Condole has 41 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pine, keen and deplore.
What does condole mean?
Condole means followed by with: to express condolence to, or sympathetic sorrow with, someone; to lament in sympathy with someone.

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