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GRIEVING Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word grieving. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word grieving. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for GRIEVING

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anguished
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

bereaved
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

adjective satellite

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

brokenhearted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• full of sorrow

desolate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• crushed by grief

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• reduce in population

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

heartbroken
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• full of sorrow

lamentable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

lamenting
verbv
adjective satellite

• vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

mournful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing sorrow

• filled with or evoking sadness

mourning
nounn
noun

• state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

• the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief

adjective satellite

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

pained
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

rueful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

sad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

adjective satellite

• of things that make you feel sad

• bad; unfortunate

sorrowful
adjectiveadj
adjective

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

wailing
adjectiveadj
noun

• loud cries made while weeping

adjective satellite

• vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

weeping
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

adjective satellite

• showing sorrow

• having branches or flower heads that bend downward

woeful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• affected by or full of grief or woe

• of very poor quality or condition

wretched
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• very unhappy; full of misery

• morally reprehensible

• deserving or inciting pity

aggrieve
verbv
verb

• infringe on the rights of

• cause to feel sorrow

sorrow
nounn
noun

• an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• something that causes great unhappiness

• the state of being sad

verb

• feel grief

Best Hypernyms For GRIEVING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for grieving, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ANGUISHED

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