GRIEVING Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in weeping

expressing or suggesting mourning the grieving sobs of the widow could be heard throughout the funeral service

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noun

as in mourning

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grieving

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verb

present participle of grieve

as in aching

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

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Recent Examples of grieving

Noun

The grieving in the sense of mourning and crying and all that might stop, but the pain is going to be there. —

Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 Is this part of a process of grieving or one of denial? —

Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 The search for answers is one step in a long grieving process. —

Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Hughes remembered as a spiritual leader While there have been public honors for Hughes – his smiling yearbook photo was displayed on the scoreboard overlooking the football field – much of the grieving in this community of about 200,000 people is playing out in private. —

Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026 Here’s what to know about health anxiety, collective grieving and how to manage those fears. —

Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 Dad did not come home to join us in our grieving. —

John Wrory Ficklin, Time, 11 Feb. 2026 Gordon explained in a recent interview with 9News that the grieving of his brother’s death in 2024 has affected his body physically. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026 Finch said on Sunday that the Timberwolves pushed for the postponement to respect the public grieving process. —

Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Verb

The Four Seasons star, 33, caught up with PEOPLE about the second season of the Netflix comedy and reprising her role as Ginny, the grieving new mom who grapples with complicated friendship dynamics and accepting change after the death of her boyfriend Nick (Steve Carell). —

Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026 That does not mean that Spier is immune from grieving. —

Brad Quick, CNBC, 5 June 2026 Again and again, grieving parents described children who continued functioning outwardly — going to school, maintaining friendships, playing sports and making plans for the future — even while privately struggling. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 Every journey is unique At the end of the day, there’s no single roadmap for grieving the loss of a pet. —

Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Poindexter said the team wants to respect Martin’s memory, provide a little positivity for a community that’s grieving and show that the Aledo community is in the fight together. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026 In a New Yorker article about Anthropic earlier this year, Amanda Askell describes how a person grieving the loss of a dog might consult Claude. —

Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 Anger, denial, and fear are merely steps along the path of grieving. —

Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Ilana Lerner, a Sag Harbor schools senior, said an assembly was held Thursday to support grieving students. —

Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieving

Adjective

And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.

— David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.

— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021