Synonyms of grieved

grieved 1 of 2

adjective

as in heartbroken

Related Words

• heartbroken
• dispirited
• heartsick
• sorrowful
• woebegone
• gray
• desolate
• gloomy
• miserable
• glum
• mournful
• sad
• doleful
• displeased
• plaintive
• dark
• unhappy
• dissatisfied
• dolorous
• wretched
• sorry
• woeful
• lachrymose
• unsatisfied
• anguished
• aggrieved
• disheartened
• dejected
• depressed
• joyless
• disconsolate
• downcast
• despondent
• brokenhearted
• melancholy
• unpleased
• abject
• forlorn
• downhearted
• blue

Dissimilar Words

• ecstatic
• intoxicated
• enraptured
• glad
• rapturous
• happy
• euphoric
• thankful
• beatific
• satisfied
• joyful
• elated
• joyous
• delighted
• pleased
• rhapsodic
• gratified
• exhilarated
• blissful
• entranced
• cheerful
• gay
• chuffed
• tickled
• buoyant
• cheery
• blithe
• lighthearted
• upbeat
• sunny
• blithesome
• gladsome
• beaming

grieved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of grieve

as in mourned

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

we all grieved over the lost cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mourned
• ached
• sighed
• sorrowed
• cried
• agonized
• sobbed
• wept
• anguished
• suffered
• hurt
• bled
• groaned
• tormented
• smarted
• ate one's heart out
• bewailed
• moaned
• lamented
• tortured
• tore one's hair
• deplored
• regretted
• longed (for)
• blubbered
• pined (away)
• racked
• bemoaned
• howled
• bawled
• languished
• rued
• wailed
• keened
• yowled
• yammered
• took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughed
• rejoiced
• delighted
• cheered
• exulted
• triumphed
• gloried
• ravished
• beamed
• comforted
• crowed
• assured
• sympathized
• consoled
• reassured
• joyed
• soothed
• commiserated
• solaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grieved

Adjective

Decades of repression The selectivity of who is grieved helps clarify the particularly strong public reaction now. — Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026

Processing an old resentment today could bring it up fully and out into the open where it can be seen, understood, learned from, grieved, and forgiven. — Kimberly King, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026

The five stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – are tools to help name what a grieved person may be feeling. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025

When violence shattered a life dedicated to public argument and persuasion, our divided nation was shocked, angry, confused, grieved, and afraid. — MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025

Verb

Several fans grieved the restaurant’s closing on its social pages. — Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Jake Reiner sat for an interview with ABC7 Los Angeles on Thursday, delving into how his surviving family has grieved during the past several months since his parents’ deaths. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

The family grieved quietly, rarely speaking to one another about what happened, Phan said. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

We are further grieved by continuing violence and instability in the Middle East, including the recent conflict involving Iran and its widening humanitarian consequences. — Killingly-Brooklyn Interfaith Council, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

While the family grieved, the Willard Police Department got to work. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 24 June 2026

The other thing most people miss is the sheer scale of what’s actually being grieved. — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026

Indigenous men grieved but also fumed when women were attacked. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

The boy's great-aunt, Carla Deliford, also grieved and noted that King was autistic. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 24 May 2026