Synonyms for grief
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. grief

   Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.

   See synonyms for HAPPINESS.

   Synonyms:
   affliction, distress, melancholy, mourning, regret, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, trouble, wo

   Preposition:
   Grief at a loss; for a friend.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. grief

   Synonyms:
   trouble, tribulation, woe, mourning, regret, affliction, sorrow, sadness

   Antonyms:
   joy, exultation, delight, elation, hilarity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartednessnoun

   intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

   Synonyms:
   heartbreak, sorrow, heartache, brokenheartedness

2. grief, sorrownoun

   something that causes great unhappiness

   "her death was a great grief to John"

   Synonyms:
   regret, sadness, ruefulness, brokenheartedness, heartache, sorrow, sorrowfulness, heartbreak, rue

Matched Categories

1. • Negative Stimulus
   • Sorrow

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. entschuldigen

   a new approach to what was hastily handled, more inline to the actuality.

   an attitudinal difference from her reaction after considering the nuisances

   Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 30, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. griefnoun

   Synonyms:
   sorrow, regret, affliction, distress, tribulation, woe, sadness, bitterness, anguish, misery, agony, heartache, heavy heart, bleeding heart, broken heart, pain of mind, mental suffering

2. griefnoun

   Synonyms:
   trial, grievance, cause of sorrow

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. griefnoun

   Synonyms:
   anguish, sorrow, heartbreak, regret, remorse, dolor, misery, heartache, woe, tribulation, rue, affliction, bereavement, trial, adversity, distress, grievance

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "grief":

   sorrow, sadness, pain, mourning, bereavement, heartache, grieving, woe, suffering, spite, anguish, distress, affliction, penalty

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1. Jimmy Smits:

   Because of the jump-off point of the loss and grief that we're dealing with, we're going to have to cover an emotional terrain that's going to be a rollercoaster ride, in a lot of different ways.

2. Fox News:

   It’s going to give her an opportunity to have an outlet for her grief, between sports, athletics, art or music whatever she chooses to do they are going to be able to financially help her do those things.

3. Drew Carey:

   Amie Harwick and I had a love that people are lucky to have once in a lifetime, amie Harwick was a positive force in the world, a tireless and unapologetic champion for women, and passionate about Amie Harwick work as a therapist. I am overcome with grief. I would like to thank you in advance for giving Drew Carey and everyone who loved Amie Harwick privacy while we try to work through this tragic situation.

4. Dick Wolf:

   I will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief, i am terminating Craig Gore immediately.

5. Rita Kalnejais:

   I didn't set out to write this story, it sort of just bubbled out of me, i guess my experience is that when people are in grief or having a really intense time they're so funny - like you have to be funny to get through it and it kind of brings you closer together.