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Synonyms of wail

33 similar words

Another word for wail is keen. Other synonyms of wail are mourn, lament, sorrow and pine.

Synonyms and similar words for wail

verbTo cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

verbTo weep, lament persistently or bitterly.

verbTo make a noise like mourning or crying.

  • keenTo utter a keen.
  • ululateTo howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.

verbTo lament; to bewail; to grieve over.

  • lamentTo express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
  • mournTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • 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.
  • condole IndiaTo express regret or sorrow over (an undesirable event or other misfortune); to bemoan, to grieve, to lament.
  • deploreTo bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  • elegizeTo lament, as if in an elegy.
  • 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.
  • mean Ireland, UKTo lament.
  • pineTo grieve or mourn for.
  • repent
  • sighTo utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
  • sorrowTo feel grief over; to mourn, regret.
  • begrieve archaic, rareTo grieve over or about.
  • bemourn rareTo weep or mourn over.
  • wayment obsoleteTo lament.

verbSynonym of wale (“to choose; to select”).

Meaning of wail

  1. verb To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
  2. verb To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
  3. verb To make a noise like mourning or crying.

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Questions about synonyms of wail

What is another word for wail?
Wail has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as keen, mourn, lament, sorrow and pine.
What does wail mean?
Wail means to cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

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