the bereaved

noun

: a person or group of people suffering the death of a loved one

The minister tried to comfort the bereaved.

Examples of the bereaved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His successor Andy Burnham, who is due to take over as prime minister on Monday, has long campaigned on behalf of the bereaved families. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

In fact, the one-year mark is often the most painful time for the bereaved, as this is when the reality and permanence of their loss begin to sink in. — Julie Kaplow, USA Today, 30 May 2026

The Japanese director has no shortage of ideas — chief among them the potential for advanced robotics to bring closure to the bereaved. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

Eight years later, the bereaved Cannon family has returned to America and is living in the Albuquerque home of Larissa's mother Carmen (Veronica Falcón), now joined by 8-year-old Maud (Billie Roy), the child Larissa was carrying at the time of Katie's abduction. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the bereaved

• achieved
• aggrieved
• believed
• conceived
• deceived
• perceived
• received
• relieved
• reprieved
• retrieved
• upheaved
• cleaved