lamenter

One who grieves

A lamenter is one who laments—who expresses grief, sorrow, or regret.

The word appears in religious and literary contexts, describing mourners at funerals or those who bewail misfortune: The lamenters gathered at the graveside.

It can carry a note of excess, suggesting someone given to complaint rather than genuine grief.

mourning

bereaved

Deprived by death

grieverOne who laments
mournerOne who grieves
keenerOverly enthusiastic person

weeper · eulogist · sympathizer · funeral · wake · shiva · cortege · pallbearer · obsequies · interment

expression

wailing

Prolonged mournful crying

keeningVocal mourning for dead
weepingShedding tears audibly
sobbingConvulsive crying aloud

crying · dirge · threnody · elegy · requiem · plaintive · mournful · doleful · woeful · funereal

emotion

grief

Intense sorrow from loss

sorrowDeep emotional distress
anguishIntense mental suffering
heartacheDeep emotional distress

bereavement · loss · woe · despair · misery · heartbreak · suffering · torment · agony · desolation

Opposites

emotional expression

lamentercelebrant

One who observes festivities

celebrator · rejoicer · reveler · merrymaker · cheerer

attitude toward events

lamenteroptimist

Habitually hopeful person

welcomer · Pollyanna · enthusiast · cheerleader · booster

Phrases

love lamentSad song about romance
late lamentedRecently deceased and mourned

Family

lament, lamentation, lamenting, lamented, lamentable, laments, lamentably, lamentations, unlamented

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G