bereaved

[bih-reevd] / bɪˈrivd /

ADJECTIVE

bereft

Synonyms

WEAK

beggared cut off deprived destitute devoid dispossessed divested fleeced impoverished left without minus naked parted from robbed shorn stripped wanting without

Antonyms

WEAK

full happy

ADJECTIVE

sad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depressed heartbroken melancholy mournful pessimistic somber sorrowful sorry unhappy

STRONG

blue cheerless dejected despairing despondent disconsolate distressed doleful down downcast forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken grieved heartsick heavy-hearted hurting inconsolable low low-spirited morose pensive wistful

WEAK

bitter down in dumps down in the mouth in doldrums in grief in the dumps languishing lugubrious morbid out of sorts sick at heart troubled weeping woebegone

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful glad happy hopeful joyful

Example Sentences

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Last week, families bereaved by the arena attack in 2017 wrote to him saying MI5 had failed them and argued that the proposed law must apply fully to security services.

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"My God. Very bad news. My condolences to the bereaved family," the president told the BBC.

From BBC

Families bereaved by the Manchester Arena bombing say MI5 failed them and must be fully included in a new law designed to stop cover-ups in public life.

From BBC

"It came from a way of us basically trying survive back then, and has kind of grown from just seeing what's absolutely missing for bereaved families," Ms Jackson said.

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She campaigns for bereaved parents to be able to access their children's social media after their death.

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