Synonyms for bereaved

Synonyms for (noun) bereaved

Synonyms: bereaved, bereaved person

Definition: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

Usage: the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of

Similar words: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual

Definition: a human being

Usage: there was too much for one person to do


Synonyms for (adj) bereaved

Synonyms: bereaved, bereft, sorrowing, mourning, grief-stricken, grieving

Definition: sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Usage: bereft of hope

Similar words: sorrowful

Definition: experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

Usage: sorrowful widows; a sorrowful tale of death and despair; sorrowful news; even in laughter the heart is sorrowful- Proverbs 14:13


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