GRIEVING (FOR) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

grieving (for)

verb

present participle of grieve (for)

as in mourning

to feel or express sorrow for I grieve for our loss

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As federal investigators try to determine the cause of the crash, island residents are mourning the dead and confronting the trade-offs of life so isolated from the rest of Southern California.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
New England Patriots rookie Eli Raridon in mourning the death of his newborn son.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

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They were repealed more than 30 years ago, with many content creators lamenting the wave of consolidation ever since.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
One of the main changes that Anne had introduced in the script was Louis lamenting not the death of his brother, but the death of his wife, when the story opens.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

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