Related Words for sadness

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WordSyllablesCategories
sorrow
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Noun, Noun
unhappiness
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Noun, Noun
happiness
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Noun, Noun
grief
/
Noun
despair
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Noun
dejection
x/x
Noun
loneliness
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Noun
heartbreak
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Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
hopelessness
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Noun
melancholy
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Noun
heartache
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Noun
wistfulness
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Noun
anger
/x
Noun
elation
x/x
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
helplessness
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Noun
angst
/
Noun
frustration
x/x
Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
emotions
x/x
Noun
bewilderment
x/xx
Noun
misery
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Noun
bitterness
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Noun
disillusionment
xx/xx
Noun
ambivalence
x/xx
Noun
uneasiness
x/xx
Noun
mourning
/x
Noun
cynicism
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Noun
emptiness
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Noun
resentment
x/x
Noun
despondency
x/xx
Noun
jubilation
xx/x
Noun
tragedy
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Noun
pessimism
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Noun
poignancy
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Noun
disgust
x/
Noun
agony
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Noun
unease
x/
Noun
mirth
/
Noun
bleakness
/x
Noun
feelings
/x
Noun
excitement
x/x
Noun
hatred
/x
Noun
depression
x/x
Noun
pain
/
Noun
ennui
x/x
Noun
revulsion
x/x
Noun
contentment
x/x
Noun
fear
/
Noun
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
apathy
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Noun
melancholia
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Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
confusion
x/x
Noun
homesickness
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Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
nostalgia
x/x
Noun
bafflement
/xx
Noun
dismay
x/
Noun
hopefulness
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Noun
jealousy
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Noun
longing
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Noun
indignation
xx/x
Noun
devastation
xx/x
Noun
exasperation
xxx/x
Noun
guilt
/
Noun
giddiness
/xx
Noun
pathos
/x
Noun
weariness
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Noun
remorse
x/
Noun
grieving
/x
Verb
tiredness
/xx
Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
desolation
xx/x
Noun
exultation
x//x
Noun
exhilaration
xxx/x
Noun
puzzlement
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Noun
glee
/
Noun
negativity
xx/xx
Noun
indifference
x/xx
Noun
discontent
xx/
Noun
coldness
/x
Noun
tears
/
Noun
discomfort
x/x
Noun
incomprehension
xxx/x
Noun
outrage
/x
Noun
disquiet
x/x
Noun
gloom
/
Noun
ugliness
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Noun
turmoil
/x
Noun
optimism
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Noun
sympathy
/xx
Noun
nervousness
/xx
Noun
uncertainty
x/xx
Noun
wretchedness
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Noun
boredom
/x
Noun
gladness
/x
Noun
adversity
x/xx
Noun
calmness
/x
Noun
loss
/
Noun
emotionality
/xx/xx
Noun
languor
//
Noun
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
heartedness
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Noun
suffering
/xx
Noun
sentimentality
xxx/xx
Noun
darkness
/x
Noun
deprivation
xx/x
Noun
inconsolable
xx/xx
Adjective
undertone
/xx
Noun
tinge
/
Noun
unutterable
x/xxx
Adjective
anhedonia
/x/xx
Noun
inexpressible
xx/xx
Adjective
ineffable
x/xx
Adjective
twinge
/
Noun
resigned
x/
Adjective
pang
/
Noun
undercurrent
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Noun
indefinable
xx/xx
Adjective
unbearable
x/xx
Adjective
parting
/x
Noun
afraid
x/
Adjective
banish
/x
Verb
bereavement
x/x
Noun
blessed
/
Name, Adjective
bloodstream
/x
Noun
calamitous
x/xx
Adjective
cataclysmic
xx/x
Adjective
chastened
/x
Adjective
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
condolence
x/x
Noun
consternation
xx/x
Noun
day
/
Noun, Verb
distress
x/
Noun, Verb
doom
/
Noun, Verb
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
heart
/
Noun, Verb
heaviness
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Noun
lest
/
mayest
/x
Verb, Adjective
mingled
/x
Verb, Adjective
momentary
/xxx
Adjective
o
x
Noun, Adjective
ours
/x
Adjective
penalty
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Noun
perplexity
x/xx
Noun
pity
/x
Noun, Verb
remembrance
x/x
Noun, Verb
saddened
/x
Verb
seriousness
/xxx
Noun
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
spite
/
Noun, Verb
thoughtfulness
/xx
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
weigh
/
Verb, Noun
woe
/
Noun, Adjective
shirtless
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Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective