SORROWED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

sorrowed

verb

past tense of sorrow

as in grieved

to feel deep sadness or mental pain the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age

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Several fans grieved the restaurant’s closing on its social pages.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Jake Reiner sat for an interview with ABC7 Los Angeles on Thursday, delving into how his surviving family has grieved during the past several months since his parents’ deaths.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of grieved

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Countless Hollywood celebrities, music stars and fans mourned Parton after her death last month.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Several fraternities and sororities have mourned the loss of the students and have placed black ribbons outside their on-campus homes, WMC reported.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of mourned

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When Tom Stoppard died last year, my heart ached in all the ways a heart does when a great light — and one that has helped to illuminate your own particular path — goes out.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
People who ached for a better life were being ordered back into the old one, by statute and tax collector alike.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

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