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

In Islamabad, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the deaths and offered condolences to the bereaved families in separate statements. — Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Under Islamic law, the execution could be halted if the bereaved family so decided. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Safe and dignified burial practices protect communities Coming into contact with the body of someone who has died from Ebola can infect mourners, so Wivine and her colleagues work with the bereaved to keep burial practices safe. — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

But more than easing the grief of the bereaved, Colquitt wants to do right by the dead themselves. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for the bereaved

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