SORROWS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

sorrows

verb

present tense third-person singular of sorrow

as in grieves

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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Recent Examples of sorrows Did the woman who has spent a career immersed in romance with all of its joys and sorrows really exchange vows in what's essentially her workplace? — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026 While that same sun will always rise in the East and set in the West, the work of these artists affirms that each new day is ours to make anew — no matter what sorrows may lay behind us. — Grant Klarich Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrows

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Kylie grieves over her comatose boyfriend, setting her on a journey to the English countryside in order to end the curse, and Antonia watches over Kylie’s beau in the hospital.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
When reached by phone Tuesday morning, a woman who identified herself as Destiny’s mother declined to comment and requested privacy as the family grieves.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of grieves

Verb

Most people who are infected with West Nile virus do not experience any symptoms or have a mild illness that may include a fever, headache and body aches, according to health officials.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The camera still lingers, the music still aches, but the urgency is gone.

— Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of aches

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Community mourns double tragedy Later that night, Mayor Bass visited the crash site.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
History and imagination mix as Hanks, playing Abraham Lincoln, mourns for his dead son, while the spirits of the dead, voiced by an A-list cast, meditate on grief and empathy.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026