Synonyms & related words for widow

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of widow. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to widow

Explore words related to widow — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include widowers, jointress, widowhood, dowager, wife, wifeless, deceased, deuterogamy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does widow come from?

The word widow breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root widow-, from Latin vidua (“widow, bereft”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.