Synonyms of bereaved

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adjective

as in grieving

suffering the death of a loved one

the grief of the bereaved parents seemed to be without limit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieving
• bereft
• widowed
• mourning
• weeping
• unhappy
• distressed
• sorrowing
• suffering
• sad
• crying
• orphaned
• mournful
• upset
• melancholy
• wailing
• miserable
• lamenting
• bemoaning

bereaved

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verb

variants or bereft

past tense of bereave

as in deprived

to take something away from

news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprived
• stripped
• divested
• stript
• denuded
• defrauded
• abated
• cleaned (out)
• impoverished
• shortchanged
• cheated
• bankrupted
• disfurnished