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as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad
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as in depressing
causing unhappiness
the sad news about our uncle's death made my father cry
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as in pathetic
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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Recent Examples of sad
On days when economic pressure makes the faces of the Iranian people sad, the word ‘unity’ brings a smile to their lips.
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
These Alabama Peach Bombs were extremely delicious, and that was with sad early-June peaches.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Being in this soundstage on this massive studio lot that was quite empty, in and of itself, felt a little bit isolating and a little bit sad.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 1 June 2026
This is yet another sad example of anthropomorphizing AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
These Alabama Peach Bombs were extremely delicious, and that was with sad early-June peaches.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Being in this soundstage on this massive studio lot that was quite empty, in and of itself, felt a little bit isolating and a little bit sad.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 1 June 2026
This is yet another sad example of anthropomorphizing AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sad
Adjective
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Carting around unhappy campers in 100-degree weather and squeezing work into a shorter window is not exactly being poolside with a marg.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2026
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Mansfield city hall a point of contention Melissa Perez, who ultimately lost to Simmons in last year’s council race, is one of those unhappy with Mansfield’s leadership and its direction.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Almost a year out to sea is very depressing.—
Steve Walsh,
NPR,
23 May 2026
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Some sendoffs are mundane; others are downright depressing.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Sports make people a little pathetic.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Williams didn't portray Peter Banning as pathetic.—
Cynthia Pelayo,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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This new dating trend is leaving people baffled and heartbroken.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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As word spread of Riley's death, his heartbroken family led the public tributes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Each beat of that scene is gentle and caring, while also tense and heartbreaking.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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The couple's eldest son, Jake, reflected on his parents' death and his brother's apparent role in a heartbreaking essay shared on his Substack in April of this year.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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Trump has made a pitiful shambles of what should have been a glorious moment.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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With his country flailing in their pitiful attempts to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, at the age of 33, Zidane underwent his change of heart.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Wright’s comments come as the latest data from IMF’s PortWatch showed traffic remains depressed through Hormuz, a key route for exporting crude from the Middle East.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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As anxiety has mounted about depressed entry-level hiring, with Gen Z crowds even booing luminaries such as Eric Schmidt amid commencement speeches touting AI, Dimon has given warm but blunt advice to ambitious young workers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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There’s no question that this unfortunate cocktail of corruption, inefficiency, and simple incompetence is holding the country back.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Unfortunately, going cold turkey off a central nervous system depressant like GHB has some pretty unfortunate side-effects.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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