grievers
People in mourning
Grievers are people experiencing grief, typically mourning a death.
The word emphasizes the ongoing state rather than a single moment: The support group brought grievers together to share their experiences.
Grievers may also mourn other losses—relationships, homes, ways of life.
Related people together
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- mournersThose lamenting a death
- consolersThose providing emotional support
- survivorsThose still alive after
widows · widowers · orphans · bereaved · congregation · fellowship · neighbors · clergy
Period following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
woe · desolation · bereft · inconsolable · funeral · wake · eulogy · memorial
Deep emotional distress
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- voidWithout legal effect
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
despair · melancholy · torment · agony · pain · suffering · loss · emptiness
Comfort during distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- solaceRelief from distress
kindness · understanding · caring · tenderness · condolences · empathy · solidarity · presence
Regaining what was lost
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
growth · hope · restoration · closure · strength · self-care · mindfulness · journaling
family
Related people together
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- mournersThose lamenting a death
- consolersThose providing emotional support
survivors · widows · widowers · orphans · bereaved · congregation · fellowship · neighbors · clergy · pallbearers
mourning
Period following loss
lamentation · woe · desolation · bereft · inconsolable · funeral · wake · eulogy · memorial · remembrance
heartache
Deep emotional distress
yearning · despair · melancholy · torment · agony · pain · suffering · loss · emptiness · longing
consolation
Comfort during distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
solace · kindness · understanding · caring · tenderness · condolences · empathy · solidarity · presence · listening
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- therapyCurative mental treatment
counseling · growth · hope · restoration · closure · strength · self-care · mindfulness · journaling · remembrance
grieverscomforters
Padded bed coverings
consolers · supporters · counselors · caregivers · sympathizers
grieverscelebrants
Those observing special occasions
celebrators · revelers · merrymakers · partygoers · well-wishers
grieve, grieved, grieves, aggrieved, aggrieve, griever, aggrieves, aggrievement