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grieves (for)

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present tense third-person singular of grieve (for)

Synonyms & Antonyms of grieves (for)

to feel or express sorrow for

I grieve for our loss

Synonyms for grieves (for)

bemoans,
bewails,
deplores,
laments,
mourns,
wails (for)

Words Related to grieves (for)

elegizes

cries (for),
keens,
moans,
weeps

regrets,
rues

bawls,
blubbers,
sobs

agonizes,
bleeds,
hurts,
sorrows,
suffers

Near Antonyms for grieves (for)

beams,
cheers,
grins,
laughs,
smiles

Antonyms for grieves (for)

delights,
exults (in),
glories (in),
joys,
rejoices (in)

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