GRIEVES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

grieves

verb

present tense third-person singular of grieve

as in mourns

to feel deep sadness or mental pain we all grieved over the lost cat

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Recent Examples of grieves Every time someone dies, somebody grieves, a mother, a partner is bereft. — Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Pi-o grieves the death of his friend, unable to get out of bed for days. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Kylie grieves over her comatose boyfriend, setting her on a journey to the English countryside in order to end the curse, and Antonia watches over Kylie’s beau in the hospital. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 When reached by phone Tuesday morning, a woman who identified herself as Destiny’s mother declined to comment and requested privacy as the family grieves. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 As Fortune’s family grieves, the local community is demanding answers, with some pointing to the state’s history of racial injustice and violence. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 On his death bed, de Boeldieu accepts the fortunes of war as Von Ruffenstein grieves. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 As Wabasha grieves, Hust said coming together in prayer and support is the first step in what will be a long healing process. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Each person grieves differently. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026

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Verb

As the world mourns Patrick Stewart, Saturday Night Live paid tribute to the late former host on this weekend’s episode.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
Raised until his teens on Krypton, this Kal-El mourns its demise, and arrives on Earth nowhere near Kansas or the Kents.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of mourns

Verb

The majority of patients don't have symptoms, but about one in five will experience symptoms two to six days after being bitten, including fever, headaches, body aches, joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting or a rash.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Many infected people don’t get sick, but some experience fever, flu-like symptoms and — notoriously — aches.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of aches

Verb

When football fans saw three straight Primetime games on the NFL schedule for the Atlanta Falcons, there were some social media eye rolls, sighs and more, and who could blame them?

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Lifting a stem of cauliflower to his lips, my brother sighs deeply.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026