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SAD Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word sad. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word sad. (close relations)
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sadlysaddening

Best Alternative Words for SAD

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lamentable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

pitiful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• bad; unfortunate

• deserving or inciting pity

sorry
nounn
adjective

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

• without merit; of little or no value or use

• causing dejection

deplorable
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• bad; unfortunate

• of very poor quality or condition

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

depressed
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• lower than previously

• flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

• filled with melancholy and despondency

distressed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

• suffering severe physical strain or distress

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

glum
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• moody and melancholic

• showing a brooding ill humor

melancholy
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a feeling of thoughtful sadness

• a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

• a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

adjective satellite

• characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

• grave or even gloomy in character

poignant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• arousing affect

• keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

touching
adjectiveadj
noun

• the event of something coming in contact with the body

• the act of putting two things together with no space between them

adjective satellite

• arousing affect

uncomfortable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• conducive to or feeling mental discomfort

• providing or experiencing physical discomfort

unhappy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

• generalized feeling of distress

adjective satellite

• causing discomfort

• marked by or producing unhappiness

discomforted
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the state of being tense and feeling pain

• an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress

Best Hypernyms For SAD

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sad, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
blue crestfallen dejected depressed despondent disheartened dispirited downcast downhearted forlorn gloomy glum low-spirited lugubrious melancholy mournful sorrowful unhappy woeful

Alternatives for LAMENTABLE

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