Grief Synonyms and Antonyms

grēf
The cause of distress
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. affliction
  2. tribulation
  3. adversity
  4. agony
  5. anguish
  6. annoyance
  7. bereavement
  8. care
  9. chagrin
  10. depression
  11. desolation
  12. despair
  13. distress
  14. dolor
  15. emotion
  16. frustration
  17. grievance
  18. hardship
  19. harm
  20. heartache
  21. heartbreak
  22. hurt
  23. lamentation
  24. melancholy
  25. vexation
  26. misadventure
  27. misery
  28. misfortune
  29. mortification
  30. pain
  31. regret
  32. remorse
  33. rue
  34. sadness
  35. sorrow
  36. suffering
  37. tears
  38. trial
  39. trouble
  40. woe
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Deep mental anguish, as that arising from bereavement, or an instance of this.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. regret
Synonyms:
(Verb)
  1. founder
  2. pine
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Words Related to Grief

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Grief Sentence Examples

  • To the grief of his mother he left the Roman church.

  • She exhibited great grief at his death.

  • The grief was so strong that it became a nauseating pain.

  • Grief made people say cruel things, sometimes.

  • Grief had overwhelmed her so completely, it was like a bad dream she could not shake off.

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