Noun
- 1. bereaved, bereaved person, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
- usage: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved; "the bereaved do not always need to be taken care of"
Verb
- 1. bereave, deprive, strip, divest
- usage: deprive through death
Adjective
- 1. bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal), sorrowing(prenominal), sorrowful (vs. joyful)
- usage: sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
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