grieving
/ˈɡrivɪŋ/
adjective
- Feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a loss or death.
- The community came together to support the grieving parents.
- She spent months as a grieving widow before starting to feel better.
- The grieving family received many flowers and cards.
Synonyms
noun
- The process or state of feeling deep sadness, especially after a loss or death.
- Therapy can help people move through grieving in a healthy way.
- Grieving is a natural response to losing someone you love.
- He took time off work to focus on his grieving.
Antonyms
verb
- To feel or express deep sadness, especially because of a loss or death.
- She grieved for her friend for many years.
- They are still grieving the loss of their childhood home.
- The whole nation grieved when the beloved leader passed away.