Bewailing and Elated

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Bewailing adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: the doctor assured us that my father was not in any danger of dying, hence those bewailing looks on our faces were uncalled-for

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Elated is an antonym for bewailing.

Nearby Words: bewail, bewailed

Elated adjective - Experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.

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Bewailing is an antonym for elated.

Nearby Words: elation, elatedly, elating

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