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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. grieve

    To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient. One may grieve or mourn, regret, rue, or sorrow without a sound; he bemoans with suppressed and often inarticulate sounds of grief; he bewails with passionate utterance, whether of inarticulate cries or of spoken words. He laments in plaintive or pathetic words, as the prophet Jeremiah in his "Lamentations." One deplores with settled sorrow which may or may not find relief in words. One is made to rue an act by some misfortune resulting, or by some penalty or vengeance inflicted because of it. One regrets a slight misfortune or a hasty word; he sorrows over the death of a friend.

    Synonyms:
    bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament, mourn, regret, rue, sorrow

    Antonyms:
    be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice, triumph

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. grieve

    Synonyms:
    trouble, burden, annoy, distress, bewail, wound, pain, sorrow, hurt, afflict, mourn, lament, complain, deplore

    Antonyms:
    ease, console, soothe, please, rejoice, exult, gratify, alleviate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. grieve, sorrowverb

    feel grief

    Synonyms:
    sorrow, aggrieve

  2. grieve, aggrieveverb

    cause to feel sorrow

    "his behavior grieves his mother"

    Synonyms:
    sorrow, aggrieve

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  1. grieveverb

    Synonyms:
    afflict, pain, hurt, or wound the feelings of, make sorrowful

  2. grieveverb

    Synonyms:
    sorrow, mourn, lament, bewail, feel regret

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 2 votes

  1. grieveverb

    Synonyms:
    mourn, regret, lament, rue, weep, sorrow, bewail, deplore, wound, afflict, try, distress, pain

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  1. List of paraphrases for "grieve":

    cry, gref

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How to use grieve in a sentence?

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers:

    We grieve with Tyre Nichols ’ loved ones and offer them our deepest sympathies as they grapple with the pain of Tyre Nichols heinous and brutal murder, our hearts also go out to the city of Memphis. As they continue their investigations into the events that led to Tyre’s tragic and untimely death, we’re encouraged by the swift response by Police Chief Cerelyn Davis. We join their city officials and Tyre’s family in calling for peace and offer them our support on their road to healing.

  2. Janet Cooksey:

    I used to watch the news daily and I would grieve for other mothers, other family members. Now today, I am grieving for myself. When do we get answers?

  3. Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann:

    I wish this event had never occurred ; we always grieve the loss of life, but I find nothing in the contemporaneous reporting of this event that convinces me of collusion or malicious action or inaction on the part of the Greensboro Police Department or City personnel.

  4. Ariadna Gutierrez:

    I was disconnected. I haven't received phone calls from almost anyone. Very few people have communicated with me, that's because I had to grieve for what happened.

  5. Epictetus:

    A wise man is he who does not grieve for the thing which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.


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