sad
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: unhappy, depressed
Synonyms:
bereaved
bitter
blue
cheerless
dejected
despairing
despondent
disconsolate
dismal
distressed
doleful
down
downcast
down in dumps
down in mouth
forlorn
gloomy
glum
grief-stricken
grieved
heartbroken
heartsick
heavyhearted
hurting
in doldrums
in grief
in the dumps
languishing
low
low-spirited
lugubrious
melancholy
morbid
morose
mournful
out of sorts
pensive
pessimistic
sick at heart
somber
sorrowful
sorry
troubled
weeping
wistful
woebegone
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: unfortunate, distressing
Synonyms:
bad
calamitous
dark
dejecting
deplorable
depressing
disastrous
discomposing
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
dispiriting
dreary
funereal
grave
grievous
hapless
heart-rending
joyless
lachrymose
lamentable
lugubrious
melancholic
miserable
moving
oppressive
pathetic
pitiable
pitiful
poignant
regrettable
saddening
serious
shabby
sorry
tearful
tear-jerking
tragic
unhappy
unsatisfactory
upsetting
wretched
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