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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The town was mourning a child who had recently died by suicide, and the jumpers passed the funeral in the streets.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
William Jewell College said the school and Liberty, Missouri, community were mourning Barnett's death.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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Verstappen was frustrated by the balance of his car through qualifying and kept lamenting a lack of power, despite the FIA deeming Red Bull to have the best engine.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
While some members of the 49ers organization, including coach Kyle Shanahan, have been lamenting the season-opening trip, White is embracing it after already playing games in Germany and London earlier in his career.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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