BEREFT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BEREFT?

Need another word that means the same as “bereft”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “bereft” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bereft” are: lovelorn, unbeloved, bereaved, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing, deprived of

Bereft as an Adjective

Definitions of "Bereft" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bereft” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Deprived of or lacking (something.
• (of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure.
• Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
• Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love.

Synonyms of "Bereft" as an adjective (8 Words)

bereaved	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. Bereaved families.
deprived of	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
grief-stricken	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
grieving	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
lovelorn	Unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love. A lovelorn teenager.
mourning	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
sorrowing	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. The sorrowing widower found it hard to relate to his sons.
unbeloved	Not loved. He plays Anne s unbeloved room mate.

Usage Examples of "Bereft" as an adjective

• Bereft of hope.
• His death in 1990 left her bereft.
• Her room was stark and bereft of colour.

Associations of "Bereft" (30 Words)

anguished	Experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering. An anguished conscience.
bitterly	To an extreme, forceful, or particularly harsh degree. A bitterly cold day.
deplore	Express strong disapproval of. We deplore all violence.
despondent	In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. Despondent about his failure.
disappointing	Failing to fulfil someone’s hopes or expectations. It was disappointing that there were relatively few possibilities.
disastrous	(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. United made a disastrous start to the season.
doleful	Expressing sorrow; mournful. The child s doleful expression.
dolorous	Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress. A dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity.
elegiac	Verses in an elegiac metre. An elegiac lament for youthful ideals.
elegy	A mournful poem; a lament for the dead.
frustrated	Disappointingly unsuccessful. Jealousies and frustrated passions.
frustrating	Causing annoyance or upset because of an inability to change or achieve something. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there.
grieve	Feel grief. It grieves me to think of you in that house alone.
grievous	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. A grievous crime.
heartrending	Causing or marked by grief or anguish. The heartrending words of Rabin s granddaughter.
heartsick	Full of sorrow. Too heartsick to fight back.
lamentable	(of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable. A lamentable decision.
loss	The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue. He will be a great loss to many people.
lugubrious	Looking or sounding sad and dismal. His face looked even more lugubrious than usual.
mournful	Expressing sorrow. Mournful music.
mourning	Black clothes worn as an expression of sorrow when someone dies. She s still in mourning after the death of her husband.
pathetic	Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness. It was a pathetic sight.
pitiful	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. A pitiful fate.
plaintive	Sounding sad and mournful. A plaintive cry.
regrettable	Deserving regret. It s regrettable that she didn t go to college.
ruth	A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. She doesn t like sad movies.
sorrowful	Causing grief. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
tragic	Causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow. A tragic accident.
unhappy	Not happy. After the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence.