1
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad
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2
as in depressing
causing unhappiness
the sad news about our uncle's death made my father cry
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3
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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as in melancholy
a state or spell of low spirits
she was filled with sadness at the thought of having to leave her family
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Recent Examples of sad
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The behind-the-scenes drama — namely, Coppola’s frustrations with LaBeouf and the film’s spiraling budget — is mostly just sad, while the resulting film wasn’t successful enough to justify the trouble.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the most appropriate feeling is sadness for a dead man’s widow and children and for a nation gripped in terrible division.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
There are genuinely sad or frightening quests.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The behind-the-scenes drama — namely, Coppola’s frustrations with LaBeouf and the film’s spiraling budget — is mostly just sad, while the resulting film wasn’t successful enough to justify the trouble.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Any lingering sadness faded fast, especially seeing my daughter light up with every new experience.
—Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the most appropriate feeling is sadness for a dead man’s widow and children and for a nation gripped in terrible division.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sad
Adjective
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Kybella can be used as an alternative to surgery for patients who are unhappy with fat under their chin, also known as submental fullness, and have not seen improvement with diet and exercise, according to the manufacturers.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Folks felt exposed or excluded or some unhappy combination of both.—
Andrew Pasquier,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the end, the depressing counter, which ended in the red, was pumped up by a pair of donations from Bargatze and CBS, bringing the end total to $350,000.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The amount of layoffs that would result from this merger is depressing to consider.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jimmy Kimmel is a pathetic hate monger.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The festival was washed out by weather, promised luxury accommodations and food were nowhere to be found (except for some pathetic cheese sandwiches), and guests only stayed one night of what was supposed to be a two-week experience.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The result is a film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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The film is a series of character studies, quiet, observational and non-judgmental – a comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her family is heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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And utterly heartbroken for Charlie’s young family.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
Shane Croucher
John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is not only a heartbreaking loss for their families, but for all of us.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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But this is the heartbreaking reality the college student is now facing after his dad, Rodrigue Dor, was killed in a fatal semi-truck crash on Florida’s Turnpike in August that drew national headlines.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The pitiful screaming of surviving family members can be heard.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As del Toro sees it, Frankenstein’s pitiful creation has been cursed with life, cannot be killed (even bullets don’t stop him) and must face the same existential crisis that confronts us all.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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In these homes, the conflict between budgeting and feeding kids well creates huge psychological stress for parents, which can lead to anxiety and depression, fueling the vicious cycle of stress and unhealthy eating, Beresin said.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the Brit had been open about his struggles with alcohol, drugs and depression.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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