Synonyms for bereave
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
Related words
- Word family
- bereavement
Forms
- Past participle
- bereaved
e.g. bereaved → deprived, stripped, rob'd, divested…
Example sentences
- strip Full body scanners perform a virtual strip search.
- rob Your assumptions may rob someone of their dignity.
- deprive You must not deprive children of their playthings.
- divest The company plans to divest its non-core assets.
- dispossess You don't need to dispossess the Palestinians to be a Jew.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bereave | rising | |
| strip | falling | |
| rob | rising | |
| deprive | falling | |
| divest | falling | |
| dispossess | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rob1
- 5 letters
- strip1
- 6 letters
- divest2
- 7 letters
- deprive2
- 10 letters
- dispossess3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divest2 = 2 syllables).