triste

adjective

Definition of tristenext
as in sad

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triste
  1. sad
  2. woebegone
  3. crestfallen
  4. forlorn
  5. glum
  6. gloomy
  7. disconsolate
  8. despondent
Adjective
  • Anyway, this Jive is unfortunately lacking in both energy and sharp footwork and is generally kind of sad, but Maura and Mark still manage to get 8s.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The company’s intention is probably to leverage nostalgia to build hype for Nintendo’s big launch, but there’s also something a little sad about this.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • Almost everything in this vast, artificial indoor garden, including the surrounding stands of bamboo and a woebegone girl sprouting angel wings, is rendered in the Belgian artist’s signature ash gray.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The simplest fix would be to temporarily divert money now earmarked for California’s woebegone high-speed rail project to Bay Area transit operations.
    — Marc Joffe, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of woebegone
Adjective
  • As the home team took their victory lap and residents rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their team, Tong, the dentist from Baoding, looked crestfallen, but was already thinking to the next season.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Fans hoping the Bears would move to Arlington Heights were crestfallen Monday after state lawmakers failed to act.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of crestfallen
Adjective
  • John Homme sings at the jagged, forlorn beginning of the ninth Queens of the Stone Age album.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Broken and forlorn, she’s once again isolated…till Wicker Husband reappears—repaired and forgiving.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of forlorn
Adjective
  • Despite those glum outlooks, economists say that everyday Americans shouldn't bank on prices coming down from current levels.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Lawrence sympathized with the glum feelings of early adulthood and urged the students not to succumb to despair.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of glum
Adjective
  • Yet voters are headed to the polls Tuesday largely gloomy over an economy beset by higher prices.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The brutal cold of Sweden’s winters is well documented, but Stockholm has a knack for bringing some special magic even to its gloomiest season.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gloomy
Adjective
  • Foden, left in the dressing room with a coach for the rest of the first half, would have been disconsolate.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Definition of disconsolate
Adjective
  • One of Craig Bartlett’s profoundest childhood memories involves a despondent turtle.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Michigan fans looked dumbfounded and despondent at the Big House, watching what looked like the program’s first loss to a MAC team since 2008.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of despondent
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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