grieved 1 of 2

past tense of grieve

grieved

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieved
Verb
  • The people of Oklahoma and Grady County in particular mourned his passing.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In response to the video, some social media users mourned the decline of PlayPlaces and similar play areas.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And before long, his pig is stolen, leaving him heartbroken.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Once the game is over, pink soldiers approach Yong-sik to shoot him and ensure that he’s eliminated, despite Geum-ja’s heartbroken pleas.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Brolin plays a particularly heartsick parent coming for Garner and demanding answers about his missing daughter.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
  • As the titular Buffy, Gellar ably led her gang of monster-slayers (and heartsick teenagers) through seven seasons.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Other setbacks, while less painful, were no less sorrowful.
    David Litt June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • John says some rather swoon-worthy but also sorrowful lines.
    Carlos Aguilar, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • One fit pairs a loose blue button-down, top buttons undone, with slouchy denim shorts and a soft grey trench coat.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Cars from all ten teams were lined up on a grey carpet under LED billboards and visitors crowded onto bleachers to watch gawk at the stars, the takeover of an iconic American location (albeit one filled with European tourists) a metaphor for the sport’s hopes.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • While examples abound, the state’s woebegone bullet train project, its tortuous efforts to implement information technology and the financial and managerial meltdown of its unemployment insurance program are among the most egregious.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Sunday, the Sox, who are now an impossibly bad 31-100, locked up the sixth triple-digit-loss season in their woebegone history with a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.
    Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • The watch is complemented with a black and gray bi-material rubber and gray textile strap with the Luna Rossa stripe as well as a second black rubber strap.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Her teeth were tiny and gray, like an elderly cat’s.
    Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • For starters, no one would ever describe them as empty or desolate.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Of the 14 missiles, 13 were intercepted, with the final munition allowed to land harmlessly in a desolate area.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
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“Grieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieved. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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