All sad synonyms
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S s adj sad
- long-faced β having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
- heartbroken β crushed with sorrow or grief.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- currish β of or like a cur; rude or bad-tempered
- back to the wall β (Idiomatic) (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.
- anguished β Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- irretrievable β not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
- despondent β If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- chapfallen β dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- morose β gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- doleful β sorrowful; mournful; melancholy: a doleful look on her face.
- downhearted β dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- languishing β becoming languid, in any way.
- inconsolable β not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- dolent β (archaic) Sad, sorrowful.
- heartrending β causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- in a huff β indignant
- dolesome β doleful.
- drear β dreary.
- downcast β directed downward, as the eyes.
- irremediable β not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.
- down in the dumps β If you are down in the dumps, you are feeling very depressed and miserable.
- in the doldrums β miserable, depressed
- low-grade β of an inferior quality, worth, value, etc.: The mine yields low-grade silver ore.
- disconsolate β without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- melancholic β disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
- lamentable β that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- dismal β causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- bleak β If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
- grody β repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- heartsick β extremely depressed or unhappy.
- dead duck β If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding.
- atrabilious β irritable
- heartsore β heartsick.
adjective sad
- dispirited β discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- junker β any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- dejecting β (rare) present participle of deject.
- contused β Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- dark β When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- homesick β sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- drearisome β Very dreary.
- desolate β A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
noun sad
- climbing wall β a specially constructed wall with recessed and projecting holds to give practice in rock climbing; a feature of many sports centres
- melancholia β a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
- cabin fever β If you describe someone as having cabin fever, you mean that they feel restless and irritable because they have been indoors in one place for too long.