Synonyms of saddened

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adjective

as in sad

feeling unhappiness

we were all saddened when our minister retired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sad
• heartbroken
• unhappy
• depressed
• sorry
• miserable
• upset
• disappointed
• worried
• bad
• melancholy
• sorrowful
• uneasy
• heartsick
• troubled
• dejected
• crestfallen
• mournful
• hopeless
• despondent
• inconsolable
• disconsolate
• brokenhearted
• downcast
• distressed
• gloomy
• doleful
• forlorn
• melancholic
• glum
• woeful
• woebegone
• joyless
• discouraged
• wretched
• depressing
• blue
• downhearted
• heavyhearted
• down
• hangdog
• droopy
• suicidal
• heartsore
• down in the mouth
• low-spirited
• aggrieved
• disheartened
• low
• grieving
• sunk
• tearful
• despairing
• cast down
• dispirited
• regretful
• weeping
• anguished
• somber
• unquiet
• bleak
• morbid
• desolate
• agonized
• plaintive
• lugubrious
• rueful
• lachrymose
• wailing
• dolorous
• morose
• sombre
• sullen
• grey
• cheerless
• dismal
• dark
• gray
• elegiac
• funereal
• dreary
• comfortless
• black
• saturnine
• darkening
• murky
• drear
• elegiacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glad
• happy
• delighted
• joyous
• cheerful
• joyful
• ecstatic
• jubilant
• gleeful
• buoyed
• excited
• cheery
• blissful
• upbeat
• enraptured
• buoyant
• exuberant
• sunny
• exultant
• merry
• euphoric
• rapturous
• hopeful
• optimistic
• jovial
• elated
• overjoyed
• chipper
• jolly
• gladdened
• rhapsodic
• mirthful
• exhilarated
• blithe
• jocular
• jocose
• jocund
• sanguine
• encouraged
• rosy
• pleased
• thrilled
• entranced
• gladsome
• satisfied
• gratified
• spirited
• rhapsodical
• vital
• energetic
• smiling
• content
• lively
• vivacious
• laughing
• heartened
• animated
• blithesome
• perky
• unconcerned
• lightsome
• frisky
• sprightly
• bouncing
• careless
• peppy
• jaunty
• springy
• grinning
• carefree
• lighthearted
• zippy
• cavalier
• easygoing
• beaming
• boon
• insouciant
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

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• glad
• happy
• delighted
• joyous
• cheerful
• joyful
• ecstatic
• jubilant
• gleeful
• buoyed
• excited
• cheery
• blissful
• upbeat
• enraptured
• buoyant
• exuberant
• sunny
• exultant
• merry
• euphoric
• rapturous
• hopeful
• optimistic
• jovial
• elated
• overjoyed
• chipper
• jolly
• gladdened
• rhapsodic
• mirthful
• exhilarated
• blithe
• jocular
• jocose
• jocund
• sanguine
• encouraged
• rosy
• pleased
• thrilled
• entranced
• gladsome
• satisfied
• gratified
• spirited
• rhapsodical
• vital
• energetic
• smiling
• content
• lively
• vivacious
• laughing
• heartened
• animated
• blithesome
• perky
• unconcerned
• lightsome
• frisky
• sprightly
• bouncing
• careless
• peppy
• jaunty
• springy
• grinning
• carefree
• lighthearted
• zippy
• cavalier
• easygoing
• beaming
• boon
• insouciant
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depressed
• troubled
• dejected
• worried
• concerned
• burdened
• tortured
• oppressed
• weighed down
• bothered
• disturbed
• distressed
• got down
• upset
• bummed (out)
• dismayed
• disheartened
• afflicted
• dashed
• tormented
• discouraged
• daunted
• unsettled
• perturbed
• demoralized
• ailed
• unnerved
• dispirited
• disquieted
• agitated
• discomforted
• exercised
• freaked (out)
• unhinged
• undid
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoiced
• brightened
• assured
• excited
• comforted
• reassured
• lightened
• buoyed
• inspired
• animated
• cheered (up)
• gladdened
• enlivened
• invigorated
• consoled
• stimulated
• elated
• pleased
• soothed
• encouraged
• delighted
• heartened
• gratified
• exhilarated
• lifted
• solaced
• elevated
• uplifted
• boosted

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• rejoiced
• brightened
• assured
• excited
• comforted
• reassured
• lightened
• buoyed
• inspired
• animated
• cheered (up)
• gladdened
• enlivened
• invigorated
• consoled
• stimulated
• elated
• pleased
• soothed
• encouraged
• delighted
• heartened
• gratified
• exhilarated
• lifted
• solaced
• elevated
• uplifted
• boosted

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