Synonyms of bereft

bereft

adjective

bi-ˈreft 

1

as in bereaved

suffering the death of a loved one

to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in devoid

utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected

a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoid
• void
• destitute
• bankrupt
• barren
• empty
• bare
• insufficient
• incomplete
• fragmentary
• blank
• absent
• wanting
• vacant
• deficient
• partial
• stark
• short
• innocent
• missing
• fragmental

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• full
• filled
• replete
• fraught
• provided
• rife
• flush
• furnished
• supplied
• saturated
• bursting
• brimming
• packed
• crowded
• chock-full
• stuffed
• loaded
• crammed
• fat
• jammed
• bulging
• thick
• teeming
• swarming
• jam-packed
• abounding
• thronging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bereft

My preference is Hunter Goodman for three pitchers for the pitching-bereft Rockies. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Sure, Sorsby was an integral part of their plans this upcoming season, but the Red Raiders won't exactly be bereft of talent in 2026. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Her husband died last year, leaving her bereft and with a new level of financial instability. — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

Production trumps political decrees, which means war in no way kept British shelves bereft of products produced in Europe. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

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