It's a saddening trend.
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Saddening
Synonyms for "saddening" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (13)
Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (23)
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12 entriesdespairdishearteningdismaydistressdistressinggrieveheartbreakingmelancholy tonemournsomber moodtragic moodupset
Collocations
8 entriessadden someonesaddening datasaddening developmentsaddening discoverysaddening effectsaddening newssaddening outcomesaddening trend
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Their parents say it is saddening to watch their children grow up without an education.
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It's saddening to see friends drift apart over petty disagreements.
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The indifference of Tom's obituary was saddening.
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