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
• joyless
• woebegone
• discouraged
• depressing
• blue
• wretched
• downhearted
• hangdog
• droopy
• heavyhearted
• down
• 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
• agonized
• desolate
• plaintive
• lugubrious
• rueful
• lachrymose
• wailing
• dolorous
• morose
• sullen
• cheerless
• dismal
• dark
• gray
• elegiac
• funereal
• dreary
• comfortless
• black
• saturnine
• darkening
• murky
• drear

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
• sanguine
• encouraged
• rosy
• pleased
• thrilled
• entranced
• gladsome
• satisfied
• spirited
• gratified
• vital
• energetic
• smiling
• content
• lively
• vivacious
• laughing
• jocund
• heartened
• animated
• blithesome
• perky
• lightsome
• unconcerned
• frisky
• sprightly
• bouncing
• careless
• peppy
• jaunty
• springy
• grinning
• carefree
• lighthearted
• zippy
• cavalier
• easygoing
• boon
• insouciant
• sprightful
• beaming
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saddened

Verb

But this past summer, that itch has felt more like a siren’s call as, like many outdoors lovers, I’ve been saddened by reports of serious overcrowding at one of America’s crown jewels. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

The nonprofit said it was saddened that the whales would remain in captivity, but acknowledged the move would likely improve their immediate welfare after years of deteriorating conditions at Marineland. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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