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
- 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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