Synonyms for bereft

Most common

bereaved · grief-stricken · grieving · destitute · barren · lovelorn

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

endowed

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Lacking, devoid of.

2. adj. 2

   Pained by the loss of someone.

   I was utterly bereft in the months following my wife's death.

3. adj. 3

   Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

Example sentences

• grieving I'm still grieving from the death of my eldest son.
• bereaved My deepest condolences to the bereaved family.
• barren Algeria's Sahara is barren and sparsely populated.
• destitute It was there that this destitute child was born.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

barren²

8 letters

stripped¹, deprived², grieving², bereaved², lovelorn

9 letters

destitute³, unbeloved

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barren² = 2 syllables).