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
  • Now, Star is reporting that Blake Lively is trying not to be bitter about not being invited, but the snub has left her very sad.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
  • No living sister or Mother to administer relief in that hour the most sad in the history of humanity.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of sad
Adjective
  • Brewer was hired two years ago after more than a decade as head coach at perennial power Georgia, part of a commitment by the school and a motivated (and wealthy) alumni group willing to pump resources into a woebegone golf program.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of woebegone
Adjective
  • 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
  • Malek, with an insular and crestfallen moodiness, plays Jimmy as a man caught between liberation and AIDS, between wanting to be a breakout performer and waiting to stay true to his subversive drag soul.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of crestfallen
Adjective
  • England reached stumps on 103-4 after 15 overs, still needing 270 runs in its seemingly forlorn chase of 373 to win on a deteriorating pitch and heading for a first defeat in a home series of three or more tests since 2012.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • Before pushing the film into its final forlorn section, the excitement that something sexy might happen charges the actors.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of forlorn
Adjective
  • But even to conceive of the DSA’s entry to the party as mainly an electoral setback, as some glum liberals appear to be doing, is to miss the deeper significance of the group’s influence.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 June 2026
Definition of glum
Adjective
  • Despite that gloomier outlook, consumers have largely kept spending, helping support economic growth.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • The gloomy Jersey skies and rain didn’t deter fans — who were mostly in white English kits — from supporting The Three Lions in the match, one that felt like a game at Wembley Stadium considering the UK-like elements.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of gloomy
Adjective
  • Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • As the Champions League anthem echoed around Villa Park, Liverpool’s disconsolate players headed for the tunnel.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Definition of disconsolate
Adjective
  • The latest installment out of imagination emporium Pixar finds Bonnie’s beloved toys despondent over the arrival of Lilypad.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • After Friday’s Nations Cup team event at Jumping International de La Baule, Steve Guerdat walked away from the arena despondent.
    — Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of despondent
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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