sadder; saddest
1
a
: affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast
b(1)
: causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing
sad news
(2)
: regrettable, deplorable
a sad relaxation of morals—
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c
: of little worth
2
: of a dull somber color
sadness
noun
seasonal affective disorder
Examples of sad in a Sentence
Adjective
He's feeling sad because his pet died.
People were sad that he was leaving.
The experience left her sadder but wiser.
Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
a movie with a sad ending
He lived a sad life.
The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.
The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
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Adjective
The building directly across the street stands in sad disrepair, its windows smashed, swathed in graffiti, a front garage door hangs half-open.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
Two screenshots from the video showing Ollie was a sad facial expression.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Father and son would stay up talking long into the night about the sad condition of the world and the artist’s dreams for correcting it.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
No more sad scooping sessions or bribing your kids to help.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sad. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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sad
adjective
sadder; saddest
1
: filled with or expressing grief or unhappiness
sad songs
2
: causing grief or unhappiness : depressing
sad news
sadly
adverb
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