BEREAVEMENT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

bereavement

noun

Definition of bereavement

as in absence

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Recent Examples of bereavement Scholars call this the bereavement multiplier. — Keisha M. Wint, The Conversation, 23 June 2026 Families may seek therapy to help navigate challenges such as separation or divorce, bereavement and grief, relationship conflict, behavioural concerns, or significant life transitions and adjustments. — Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026 Traditionally, bereavement policies were designed to give employees a few days to make funeral and other arrangements, but few addressed the trauma and grief that persist long after those first few days, said Ron Gura, co-founder and CEO of bereavement firm Empathy. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Deputy Coroner Britt Lea started Colorado’s first bereavement support group that coroners fund and operate. — Collaborative Colorado, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bereavement

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Noun

The collective leadership that has emerged in the absence of Khamenei’s son Mojtaba, the new supreme leader, appears to believe that resistance is the only option for now.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
In the absence of some senior players, the tour will provide the perfect stage for the club’s youngsters to try to force their way into Iraola’s plans.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of absence

Noun

Still, the mesh grids spreading across Haiti's countryside prove that the country's energy story may transcend the privation.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
These are people who still carry within them memories of war, occupation, and stretches of extreme privation.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of privation

Noun

The report included the lack of antimissile capabilities in the new aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 that was donated by the government of Qatar and later retrofitted.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Despite its lack of cutting-edge lithography machines, the incredible imbalance between supply and demand was enough to prompt it to enter the space.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 July 2026

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