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Mourning

of Mourn

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Similar meaning 2

Sorrowful 84% connected

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Sorrowful 84% connected

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 7

Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Manifestation 76% connected

The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reflection 76% connected

The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reflexion 76% connected

See Reflection.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sadness 76% connected

Heaviness; firmness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sorrow 76% connected

The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief a…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Bereave 74% connected

To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bereave 74% connected

To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before the person or thing taken away.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Bereaved 92% connected

of Bereave

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Bereavement 92% connected

The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a relative by death.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bereft 92% connected

of Bereave

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Grieving 92% connected

of Grieve

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lamentation 92% connected

The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sorrowing 92% connected

of Sorrow

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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