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Synonyms & Antonyms of sad
1
feeling unhappiness
- movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad
Synonyms for sad
- bad,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- down in the mouth,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
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2
causing unhappiness
- the sad news about our uncle's death made my father cry
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3
deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)
- no one expected the supermodel to be a great actress, but her acting is sad beyond belief
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