Synonyms for Widow
ˈwɪd oʊwid·ow

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1. widow, widow womanverb

   a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

   Synonyms:
   widow woman, widow

2. widowverb

   cause to be without a spouse

   "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia"

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1. widownoun

   Synonyms:
   relict

   Associated words:
   viduage, dower weeds, widowhood

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1. List of paraphrases for "widow":

   veuve, widowed, widows, widower, widowhood

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1. Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein:

   The target is online grooming, it’s about people who are vulnerable to these kind of approaches. We’ve had the ‘White Widow’ (British-born terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite) so this is actually happening to women here.

2. Debi Ganim:

   I became a widow 29 years ago, and I got remarried to [Mike] 19 years ago, i don’t want to be a widow again.

3. Marthe Chantal Ngouassa:

   All widows have the same problem - they are marginalized, stigmatized and abused, the death of the widow begins with the death of the husband.

4. Portuguese Proverb:

   A rich widow weeps with one eye and signals with the other.

5. Barbara Bush:

   Nancy Reagan, the widow of former Republican President Nancy Reagan, died Sunday morning of congestive heart failure, according to Nancy Reagan spokesperson. Nancy Reagan was 94. Barbara Bush offered prayers and condolences from Barbara Bush and Barbara Bush husband, former President George H.W. Bush. Nancy Reagan was totally devoted to President Nancy Reagan, we take comfort that they will be reunited once more.