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   Sad

   /sad/

   

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy: "I was sad and subdued" Similar unhappysorrowfuldejectedregretfuldepresseddowncastmiserabledownhearteddowndespondentdespairingdisconsolateout of sortsdesolatebowed downwretchedglumgloomydolefuldismalbluemelancholymelancholiclow-spiritedmournfulwoefulwoebegoneforlorncrestfallenbroken-heartedheartbrokeninconsolablegrief-strickeninformal:down in the mouthdown in the dumpsOpposite happycheerful
   • ▪ causing or characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable: "he told her the sad story of his life" Similar tragicunhappyunfortunateawfulsorrowfulmiserablecheerlesswretchedsorrypitifulpitiablegrievoustraumaticupsettingdepressingdistressingdispiritingheartbreakingheart-rendingagonizingharrowingrare:distressfulunfortunateregrettablesorrywretcheddeplorablelamentablepitifulpitiablepatheticshamefuldisgracefulOpposite cheerfulamusingcomicfortunate
   • 2. pathetically inadequate or unfashionable: informal "the show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad"
   • 3. (of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

   Word Origin Old Englishsæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis ‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. saddish adjective

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   Sad synonyms - 1 695 Words and Phrases for Sad. unhappy. adj. # gloomy. downhearted. adj. # unhappy , forlorn. dejected. adj. # gloomy , depressed. miserable. adj. # dull , bad. despondent. adj. # gloomy , depressed. melancholy. adj. # gloomy , depressed. gloomy. adj. # depressed. cheerless. adj. # unhappy , dark. woebegone. adj.

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   SAD in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for SAD. Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. unhappy. downhearted. dejected. miserable. despondent. melancholy. gloomy. cheerless. woebegone. disconsolate. woeful. glum. mournful. morose. depressed. downcast. crestfallen. doleful. dismal. wretched. forlorn. joyless. lamentable. deplorable. distressing.

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   Synonyms for SADNESS: melancholy, depression, sorrow, sorrowfulness, grief, mournfulness, anguish, gloom; Antonyms of SADNESS: joy, happiness, elation, ecstasy, euphoria, jubilation, exultation, exuberance.

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   1 day ago · Synonyms for SAD in English: unhappy, down, low, blue, depressed, gloomy, grieved, dismal, melancholy, sombre, …

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   Synonyms for SAD: doleful, sorrowful, mournful, lugubrious, melancholy, rueful, woeful, distressing, pitiful, woebegone; Antonyms for SAD: happy, amusing, fortunate, cheerful, great, lucky, happy, gay, glad, cheerful.

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   3 days ago · Synonyms of 'sad' in American English. 1 (adjective) in the sense of unhappy. Synonyms. unhappy. blue. dejected. depressed. doleful. down. low-spirited. melancholy. mournful. woebegone. 2 (adjective) in the sense of tragic. Synonyms. tragic. depressing. dismal. grievous. harrowing. heart-rending. moving. pathetic. pitiful. poignant. upsetting.