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 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

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The Professor, with only her ex-partner’s cat for company, sits in her decaying apartment and grieves the loss of her relationship and her struggle with infertility.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The film follows a woman who grieves the loss of her mother by secretly attending the funerals of strangers.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026