Wail Synonyms and Antonyms

wāl
To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bawl
  2. blubber
  3. cry
  4. howl
  5. keen
  6. sob
  7. weep
  8. yowl
  9. bemoan
  10. caterwaul
  11. complain
  12. deplore
  13. fuss
  14. lament
  15. mewl
  16. moan
  17. plaint
  18. pule
  19. ululate
  20. undulate
  21. whimper
  22. whine
  23. yell
To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bawl
  2. howl
  3. yowl
To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. whimper
  2. moan
  3. howl
  4. ululate
  5. bay
  6. weep
  7. lament
  8. yowl
  9. roar
  10. mewl
  11. yawl
  12. yaup
  13. pule
Antonyms:
  1. whimper
A long, mournful cry
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lamentation
  2. ululation
  3. bay
  4. howl
  5. caterwaul
  6. moan
  7. lament
  8. keen
  9. yowl
  10. plaint
To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cry
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. ululant
  2. wailing

Words Related to Wail

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Wail Sentence Examples

  • Prince Andrew ran to the door; the scream ceased and he heard the wail of an infant.

  • Jenn covered her ears against the high-pitched wail of magic.

  • The other issue manifested in a loud wail from Destiny's room.

  • Julian afterwards sent Oribasius to restore the temple; but the oracle responded to the emperor's enthusiasm with nothing but a wail over the glory that had departed.

  • Her mouth was open in a silent wail, but the next one would wake Carmen.

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