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

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

Allison Lyman, the mother of Connor Lopez, 23, connected with other bereaved women to channel their sadness — and their rage over the light sentences in many vehicular homicide cases — into action. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 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