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

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

Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, testified that the screenplay left him bereft. — Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

But Carmen is bereft over her grandmother and best friend, Mar, who has died. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 18 May 2026

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