grieve for

VERB

bemoan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deplore lament mourn regret

STRONG

bewail complain rue

WEAK

beat one's breast cry over spilled milk moan over sing the blues weep for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy praise

WEAK

gloat

VERB

bewail

Synonyms

STRONG

bemoan deplore moan mourn regret repent rue wail

WEAK

eat heart out express sorrow sing the blues take on weep over

Antonyms

STRONG

be happy

WEAK

be joyous exalt gloat praise vaunt

VERB

deplore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor bemoan complain denounce lament mourn

STRONG

bewail censure cry deprecate hate hurt moan repent rue weep

WEAK

be against carry on disapprove of eat one's heart out object to sing the blues sorrow over take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve be happy commend compliment praise

STRONG

endorse laud

WEAK

delight rejoice revel

Example Sentences

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The Revd Canon Abigail Thompson said the entire city would grieve for Harvey, adding: "Sheffield isn't the kind of place where this happens."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

“That was something I had to grieve for a while,” she told Vanity Fair in an interview published two months ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

Can you grieve for someone you never knew?

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

"I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while."

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

He didn’t visualize him or grieve for him.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

grieve for

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