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Antonyms for bereft


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bih-reft
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈrɛft



Definition of bereft

Origin :
  • late 14c., past participle adjective from bereave (v.).
  • adj lacking; missing
Example sentences :
  • She rested supinely against him, as if bereft of any strength of body or of soul.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Upbraid me with the loss of all of which you have bereft me.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Had he, too, been bereft in the hour of his proud and perfect joy?
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • For a moment Nuttall was bereft of speech by such ingratitude.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The knight's words restored to him the courage of which Rosamund's had bereft him.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • It left her mute and stricken, bereft even of the power to curse him.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Despoiled of fortune; turned from the home where I have lived from my childhood; bereft of all!
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • There was gladness and joy every where, save in that heart which was now bereft of all.
  • Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
  • He must have though me bereft of my senses to be paddling about at that hour of the night.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • For has he not first distressed a family, and then left it bereft of its protector?
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams

Synonyms for bereft

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