When I woke up, I was sad.
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Sad
/sæd/
Synonyms for "sad" (432 found)
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Closest matches (87)
Adjective(4 words)
abominableacieraffectingafflictiveanguishedanxiousarrantashenashyatrociousawfulbadly offbasebeastlybeggarlybeneath contemptbeneath onebitterblackishblameworthy
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bleakblueboredbroken-heartedbrutalcanescentcheapcheerlesscheesycinereouscinerouscomfortlesscommoncontemptiblecreamycrummydappledapple graydapple-graydappleddappled-graydarkdark-coloreddarkishdarksomedebasingdegradingdejecteddelicatedemeaningdeplorabledepresseddepressingdepressivedesolatedespicabledetestabledingydiredisappointingdiscomfortingdisgracefuldisgusteddisgusting
Adjective(18 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (129)
dismaldismayingdispiriteddistressfuldistressingdolefuldolorificdolorogenicdolorousdonsiedoomfuldove-coloreddove-graydowndownbeatdowncastdreadfuldreardrearydull
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dumpishdumpyduskduskydustyeggshellegregiousenormousevil-starredfatalfetidfilthyflagrantflatfortunelessfoulfulsomefunerealfunestgaudygimcrackyglaucescentglaucousgloomyglossgravegraygray-blackgray-browngray-coloredgray-drabgray-greengray-spottedgray-tonedgray-whitegrayedgrayishgreygrievinggrievousgrimgriseousgrizzlegrizzledgrizzlygrossgutterhaplesshatefulheavyheavyheartedheinoushopelesshorriblehorridhumiliatinghumiliativehurtill offill-offill-starredin adverse circumstancesinauspiciousinfamousinfra diginfra indignitatemiridescentiron-grayjoylessladen with sorrowlamentablelead-grayleaden
Adjective(27 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (216)
lightlividloathsomelong facedlong-facedlousylucklessmeanmelancholicmelancholymellowmeretriciousmirthlessmiserablemonstrousmorbidmorosemother-of-pearlmournfulmouse colored
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mouse-coloredmouse-graymousymouthmovingnacreousnastynauseatednauseousnefariousnigrescentnoisomenotoriousobnoxiousodiousoffensiveominousopalescentoppressedopprobriousout of luckoutrageouspainfulpalepaltrypastelpatheticpatinaedpearlpearl-graypearlypenitentpensivepessimisticpiteouspitiablepitifulplanet-struckpleasurelesspoignantpoorprey to malaisequaker-coloredquietrankregretfulregrettablerepelledreprehensiblerepulsiverevoltedrottenrubbishyruefulsad of heartsad-eyedsad-facedsaddenedsaddeningsadheartedscandalousschlockscrubbyscruffyscummyscurvyscuzzysemiglossshabbyshamefulsharpshockingshoddyshort of lucksickenedsilversilver-graysilveredsilverysimpleslate-coloredslatysmoke-graysmokysobersoftsoft-coloredsoft-huedsoftenedsombersombroussordidsoresorrowfulsorrysqualidstar crossedstar-crossedsteel-graysteelystone-coloredsubduedsubtlesuffering angstswartswarthysweettaupetear-jerkingtenderterribletoo badtouchingtrashytristetrumperytwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopennytwopenny-halfpennyunbecomingunblesseduncleanuncomfortableunderprivilegeduneasyunfortunateunfulfilledungovernedungratifiedunhappyunluckyunprosperousunprovidentialunquietunsatisfiedunworthy of onevaluelessvilevillainousweighed uponweighted downwoebegonewoefulworstworthlesswretched
Adjective(10 words)
Adjective(38 words)
Noun(1 words)
How these synonyms differ
- dejected - 'Dejected' implies that spirits have been actively knocked down, there's usually a specific cause behind the low mood.
- gloomy - 'Gloomy' blends sadness with pessimism, it colors the whole outlook, not just the present feeling.
- melancholy - 'Melancholy' carries a poetic, lingering quality, a bittersweet sadness that someone might almost savor, unlike blunt 'sad.'
- miserable - 'Miserable' is the extreme end, it implies physical or emotional wretchedness, not just emotional sadness.
- sorrowful - 'Sorrowful' is formal and deep, suggesting grief or mourning. Too heavy for minor disappointments.
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More general
2 entriesemotional qualityemotional state
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriessad daysad facesad newssad songsad storysad tale
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
15 entriesSample sentences
34 total sentences available.
This is such a sad story.
Source: tatoeba (1898)
Goodbyes are always sad.
Source: tatoeba (2215)
It is sad that so few people give money to help the hungry.
Source: tatoeba (20082)
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