Synonyms of bereaved

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adjective

bi-ˈrēvd 

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
• denuded
• defrauded
• cleaned (out)
• abated
• impoverished
• shortchanged
• cheated
• bankrupted
• disfurnished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bereaved

Adjective

School Board leadership said Monday that the policy was formed with the help of bereaved mothers, mental health experts and high school principals. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026

Carie Hallford was the public face of Return to Nature, dealing with bereaved customers at the couple's funeral home in Colorado Springs. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

Verb

Things culminate in a fatal accident in Florida, where the bereaved hold Tesla accountable via a lawsuit. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026

Edmonson even started a gifting service to support the newly bereaved at those weighty milestones throughout the first year of grief. — Delaney Rebernik, Time, 11 Mar. 2026