Synonyms for bereaved
bɪˈrivdbe·reaved

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1. bereaved, bereaved personadjective

   a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved

   "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of"

   Synonyms:
   bereaved person

   Antonyms:
   joyful

2. bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)adjective

   sorrowful through loss or deprivation

   "bereft of hope"

   Antonyms:
   joyful

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1. List of paraphrases for "bereaved":

   afflicted, distressed, ill-fated, stricken

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1. Yoshihisa Furukawa:

   These are extremely brutal cases, taking precious lives for selfish reasons. I think these are terrible incidents not only for victims who lost their lives but also for bereaved families.

2. Tom Ast:

   The idea of them taking advantage of somebody that was bereaved and mourning the loss of his wife, that upset me.

3. Rochelle Zook:

   Our immediate thoughts are with the bereaved family. We closely monitor all such events and collect relevant information to share with global regulatory authorities. Based on ongoing safety reviews performed by Pfizer, BioNTech and health authorities, BNT162b2 retains a positive benefit-risk profile for the prevention of COVID-19 infections. Serious adverse events, including deaths that are unrelated to the vaccine, are unfortunately likely to occur at a similar rate as they would in the general population.

4. Peter Ustinov:

   Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

5. Ezron Mwasimba:

   We have gathered compelling evidence against the accused persons including from members of the bereaved family who had identified them.