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Synonyms & Antonyms of saddened
(Entry 1 of 2)
feeling unhappiness
- we were all saddened when our minister retired
Synonyms for saddened
- bad,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down,
- down in the mouth,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- sad,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
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saddened
verb
past tense of sadden
Synonyms & Antonyms of saddened (Entry 2 of 2)
to make sad
- the arrival of winter always saddens me
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“Saddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddened. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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