Synonyms for Bereft
bɪˈrɛftbereft

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. bereft

   Synonyms:
   robbed, deprived, destitute, denied, spoiled

   Antonyms:
   endowed, enriched, compensated, consoled, possessed

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1. bereft, lovelorn, unbelovedadjective

   unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

   Synonyms:
   lovelorn, unbeloved, grief-stricken, bereaved, sorrowing(a), bereft, mourning(a), grieving

   Antonyms:
   loved, joyful

2. bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)adjective

   sorrowful through loss or deprivation

   "bereft of hope"

   Antonyms:
   joyful, loved

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1. List of paraphrases for "bereft":

   devoid, desperate

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1. Mary Robinson:

   We need to make it clear that people are bereft of their own resources and we are seeing malnutrition and acute malnutrition among children, it's absolutely necessary to understand that this is the new normal.

2. George Kostyrko:

   The governor's executive order calls on every Californian to help save water during this drought and it specifically includes limiting car washing and making sure to wash with recycled water, all over the state many Californians are rising to the challenge and there's always more conservation work to be done, George Kostyrko said. Unlike many commercial car washes, the county's facilities do not use recirculated water, The Daily News said. The supervisors declined to answer questions from The Daily News about the car washing. County public information officers and representatives for Garcetti had no immediate comment when contacted by Reuters. California is in its fourth year of a withering drought that has killed 12.5 million trees, forced farmers to fallow a half-million acres of land and left mountains bereft of snow that melts to replenish streams and reservoirs. Garcetti's.

3. Salvador Panelo:

   The resolution is grotesquely one-sided, outrageously narrow, and maliciously partisan, it reeks of nauseating politics completely devoid of respect for the sovereignty of our country, even as it is bereft of the gruesome realities of the drug menace.

4. Stefanie Powers:

   We're so bereft of support of theatre in this day and age.

5. Kim Rak Gyom:

   Sound dialogue is not possible with such a guy bereft of reason who is going senile.