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Synonyms of sigh

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Another word for sigh is regret. Other synonyms of sigh are sorrow, mourn, lament, grieve and gloom.

Synonyms and similar words for sigh

verbTo inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single...

verbTo lament; to grieve.

  • yearn
  • besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
  • 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.
  • mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • remorseTo experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.
  • repent
  • regretTo feel sorry about (any thing).
  • sorrowTo feel or express grief.
  • aggrieve obsoleteTo grieve; to lament.
  • condole obsoleteTo express deep sorrow; to grieve, to lament.
  • engrieve archaicTo grieve.
  • erme obsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.
  • rue archaicTo feel sorrow or regret.
  • wayment obsoleteTo lament.

verbTo utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.

  • 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.
  • bewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
  • 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.

Meaning of sigh

  1. verb To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
  2. verb To lament; to grieve.
  3. verb To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.

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Questions about synonyms of sigh

What is another word for sigh?
Sigh has 35 synonyms on Word.ws, such as regret, sorrow, mourn, lament, grieve, gloom, pine and keen.
What does sigh mean?
Sigh means to inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sigh (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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