Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of lament
adjectivelamented (comparative more lamented, superlative most lamented)
comparative more lamented · superlative most lamented
- mourned for, or grieved for
Opened in June of that year [1880], the station was the southern terminus of the much-lamented Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (the S&D or 'Slow and Dirty'), which snaked its way down from Bath.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Bournemouth (circa 1880)”, in RAIL, number 947, pages 59–60
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemourned or grieved for
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
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“lamented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamented. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamented,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamented.
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