Synonyms and Antonyms of wail
1
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- the state's residents are always wailing about their high taxes
beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
object (to), protest, quarrel (with)
cavil, quibble
fret, stew, worry
blubber, cry, sob
bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament
2
to make a long loud mournful sound
- the women stood beside the coffins, wailing for their fallen sons and daughters
bawl, caterwaul, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squeal, yawp (or yaup), yell, yelp
3
to utter a moan
- the patient lay in her bed, occasionally softly wailing in pain
blubber, cry, sob, weep
sniff, snivel, whimper, whine
bemoan, bewail, deplore, keen, lament, rue
agonize, anguish, bleed, grieve, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer
bawl, howl, shriek, squall, yammer, yelp, yowl
