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adjective

as in sad
feeling unhappiness we were all saddened when our minister retired

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saddened

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verb

past tense of sadden
as in depressed
to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Recent Examples of saddened
Verb
And so the Mississippi River has been this flow of commerce both up and down the river for a long time, but I was really saddened to hear how much of that commerce was people. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Parishioners at Saint Agnes said they were saddened by the schism and would continue to pray for a united church. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 By the journey’s end, I was incredibly saddened that my Valhalla experience had come to an end after two whole days of driving. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Ryan Carson, the CEO of Untangle, which provides legal workflow software for divorce attorneys, said in a post on X he was saddened by Petersen’s opinion. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Mahomes’ knee injury saddened him, however. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 Their owners, meanwhile, were all sent to texts claiming their dog had unexpectedly, but peacefully, passed away overnight, that Sit was saddened by their loss and would give them refunds and that the dogs had been cremated. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026 Sandy Shantz, the mayor of Woolwich, where Elmira is located, told the outlet that she was saddened by the accident. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Christopher Lambert, Pendley’s uncle, said he was saddened by her death. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
  1. sad
  2. depressed
  3. heartbroken
  4. troubled
  5. unhappy
  6. worried
  7. sorry
  8. concerned
Adjective
  • Now, Star is reporting that Blake Lively is trying not to be bitter about not being invited, but the snub has left her very sad.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
  • No living sister or Mother to administer relief in that hour the most sad in the history of humanity.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of sad
Verb
  • Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
  • Two Democrats at the top would have depressed Republican turnout for other key races — especially for Congress — in the fall.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Was, still heartbroken about the loss of his friend and bandmate, recalled their first time on tour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Prince Harry was heartbroken after arriving at Eton College in 1998.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Verb
  • As the second half began, Cape Verde continued to hold off the Argentinians and managed a couple of opportunities on the opposition’s goal, though nothing that overly troubled Emiliano Martínez.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Woolf composed her great modernist novels and her brilliant essays while troubled by suicidal thoughts and the tumult of two world wars.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • Last year, researchers at Harvard University and Baylor University discovered that, on average, young adults aged between 18 to 29 are deeply unhappy.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • Licensed cannabis operators in states that have legalized marijuana tend to support the ban—they’re unhappy that hemp intoxicants face far less regulation and taxation than their products.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of unhappy
Verb
  • The officials said the US worried that Israel might assassinate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker who is leading negotiations with the US, or Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who has also been a public face of the talks.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • That was not enough for investors worried about free cash flow and Meta’s reliance on a narrow, economically sensitive revenue stream.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • This is Ian coming into contact with me through the cosmos and saying, ‘Look, sorry for taking your name.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • The following selections span the gambit from absorbent coasters to rattan coasters to high-quality pieces that are only occasionally dishwasher-safe—sorry.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026
Definition of sorry
Verb
  • But both are concerned as heck about their missing boy, Carter, who is having some growing-up issues with his parents.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The mom added that she is concerned after claiming that no one from the camp told her about the incident.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of concerned

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