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grieved

ADJECTIVE

affected

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afflicted concerned damaged distressed impressed overwhelmed stirred touched troubled

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altered changed compassionate excited impaired influenced injured stimulated tender upset

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overwrought sorry sympathetic

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calm collected happy sane untroubled

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hard

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unmoved unperturbed unswayed

ADJECTIVE

afflicted

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depressed stricken

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cursed impaired suffering

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doleful

ADJECTIVE

brokenhearted

Synonyms

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crestfallen crushed desolate despairing despondent disappointed disconsolate grief-stricken heartbroken heartsick heartsore inconsolable miserable mournful prostrated sorrowful wretched

Antonyms

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happy lighthearted pleased

ADJECTIVE

sad

Synonyms

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depressed heartbroken melancholy mournful pessimistic somber sorrowful sorry unhappy

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

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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

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cheerful glad happy hopeful joyful

ADJECTIVE

sore

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resentful

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annoying pressing sensitive smarting upset

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afflicted aggrieved annoyed critical distressing grieving indignant irked irritated pained peeved stung troubled urgent vexed weighty

Antonyms

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delighted good happy pleased well

ADJECTIVE

sorry

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pitiful sad sorrowful unhappy

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disconsolate distressed heartbroken heavy-hearted melancholy mournful rueful saddened

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happy

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glad heartened hopeful joyful

ADJECTIVE

upset

Synonyms

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agitated amazed blue capsized confused disconcerted dismayed disordered disquieted distressed dragged hurt ill low muddled overturned rattled ruffled shocked sick spilled thrown toppled troubled tumbled unsettled unzipped worried

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all torn up antsy apprehensive broken up bummed out chaotic come apart frantic in disarray jittery jumpy overwrought psyched-out put out shook-up tipped over unglued upside-down

Antonyms

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calm clean collected comforted composed content decent happy healthy joyful methodical moral ordered organized pleased settled sound strong systematic untroubled unworried well

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undisturbed

Example Sentences

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He also grieved for the moments he would not be able to share with his parents in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

So the family received the body, held a funeral and they grieved.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

People on either side of the divide cutting through Libya grieved Wednesday for the head of the country's armed forces, who was killed when his plane crashed in Turkey.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Nick Reiner’s siblings, Jake and Romy, asked for privacy while they grieved their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

As Ophie and Mrs. Harrison boarded the Capital Express to Pittsburgh, the dead of the nation’s capital grieved.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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