Sadness

/ˈsædnəs/

Synonyms for "sadness" (180 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Noun(9 words)

sorrow unhappiness grief melancholy sorrowfulness blue blueness blues crestfallenness

aching heartagonyagony of mindanguish bale bathos beggarliness bitterness blackishness bleaknessbleeding heartblue devilsbluesbroken heartcare cheapness cheerlessness comfortlessness contemptibleness crumminess

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crushing darkishness darkness darksomeness dejectedness

Adjective(1 words)

blue planet education

Verb(1 words)

dejecting

Strong matches (54)

dejection depressiondepth of miserydesolation despair despicableness despondency dinge discomfort disconsolateness disconsolation dismalness dispiritedness distress distressfulness doldrums dolor downcastness downheartedness downs

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dreariness dumps duskiness duskness ennui extremity forlornness funereality funk gaudiness gloom gloominess graveness grief grievousness heartache

Noun(17 words)

dejection depression depressions despondency disappointment distress dolefulness dolour downheartedness dreariheademotional tearingfeeling blueforlornness gloominess heartbreak heartbreaks heartsore

Adjective(1 words)

emotional distress

Related words (90)

heavy heartheavyheartedness hopelessness hurt infelicity joylessness lamentability lamentation listlessness meanness megrims melancholia melancholy meretriciousness meritlessness miserableness misery moodiness mopes mournfulness

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Noun(32 words)

ill-being infelicity lonelinesses lugubriousness melancholia mirthless misery mishappiness mood mournold norse tárpathos pena poor prosternation regret rue ruth sorrowing sorrows

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spanish deprimirtearfulness tearfulnesses tone tragedies tristesse tristfulness undelightwhen sadwoe woefare wretchedness

Adjective(2 words)

patheticsad mood

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

atmosphere emotion feelingmental_statemood tone uncheerfulness unhappiness

More specific

6 entries

grief melancholynostalgic moodpoignant moodsad moodtragic mood

Collocations

5 entries

acute sadnesschronic sadnessdeep sadnesspervasive sadnessprofound sadness

Inflections

1 entries

sadnesses

Antonyms

1 entries

happiness

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Chris could not conceal his sadness when he heard that Beth had been unable to find his valuable watch.

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I'm drowning in sadness falling far behind.

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He hid his sadness behind a smile.

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She helped him overcome his sadness.

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