Tragic

//ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk//

Synonyms for "tragic" (93 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Strong matches (28)

Related words (46)

Adjective(1 words)
tragical

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

87 translations across 51 languages.

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Afrikaans

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  • tragies adj (causing great sadness)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • τραγικός adj (relating to tragedy)

Arabic

2 entries
  • تْرَاجِيدِيّ adj (causing great sadness)
  • مَأْسَاوِيّ adj (causing great sadness)

Armenian

2 entries
  • ողբերգական adj (causing great sadness)
  • ողբերգական adj (relating to tragedy)

Belarusian

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  • трагі́чны adj (causing great sadness)
  • трагі́чны adj (relating to tragedy)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • траги́чен adj (causing great sadness)
  • траги́чен adj (relating to tragedy)

Catalan

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  • tràgic adj (causing great sadness)
  • tràgic adj (relating to tragedy)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 悲劇的 /悲剧的 adj (causing great sadness)
  • 悲痛的 adj (causing great sadness)

Czech

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  • tragický adj (causing great sadness)

Danish

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  • tragisk adj (causing great sadness)

Dutch

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  • tragisch adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragisch adj (relating to tragedy)

Esperanto

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  • tragedia adj (relating to tragedy)
  • tragika adj (causing great sadness)

Estonian

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  • traagiline adj (causing great sadness)

Finnish

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  • murheellinen adj (causing great sadness)
  • traaginen adj (causing great sadness)
  • traaginen adj (relating to tragedy)

French

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  • tragique adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragique adj (relating to tragedy)

Galician

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  • tráxico adj (causing great sadness)
  • tráxico adj (relating to tragedy)

Georgian

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  • ტრაგიკული adj (causing great sadness)

German

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  • tragisch adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragisch adj (relating to tragedy)

Greek

2 entries
  • τραγικός adj (causing great sadness)
  • τραγικός adj (relating to tragedy)

Hebrew

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  • טְרָגִי adj (causing great sadness)
  • טְרָגִי adj (relating to tragedy)

Hindi

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  • अंदोहनाक adj (causing great sadness)
  • त्रासदिक adj (causing great sadness)
  • दर्दनाक adj (causing great sadness)
  • दुःखांत adj (causing great sadness)

Hungarian

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  • tragikus adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragikus adj (relating to tragedy)

Icelandic

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  • sorglegur adj (causing great sadness)

Indonesian

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  • tragis adj (relating to tragedy)

Ingrian

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  • murheelliin adj (causing great sadness)

Italian

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  • tragico adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragico adj (relating to tragedy)

Japanese

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  • 悲劇の adj (relating to tragedy)
  • 悲惨な adj (causing great sadness)

Korean

2 entries
  • 비극의 adj (relating to tragedy)
  • 비참하다 adj (causing great sadness)

Latin

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  • tragicus adj (relating to tragedy)

Latvian

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  • traģisks adj (causing great sadness)

Lithuanian

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  • tragiškas adj (causing great sadness)

Macedonian

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  • тра́гичен adj (causing great sadness)
  • тра́гичен adj (relating to tragedy)

Malay

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  • tragik adj (relating to tragedy)

Māori

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  • whakahiatangi adj (causing great sadness)

Navajo

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  • hóyééʼ adj (causing great sadness)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • tragisk adj (causing great sadness)

Pannonian Rusyn

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  • траґични adj (causing great sadness)
  • траґични adj (relating to tragedy)

Piedmontese

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  • tràgich adj (causing great sadness)
  • tràgich adj (relating to tragedy)

Polish

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  • tragiczny adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragiczny adj (relating to tragedy)

Portuguese

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  • trágico adj (causing great sadness)
  • trágico adj (relating to tragedy)

Romanian

1 entries
  • tragic adj (causing great sadness)

Russian

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  • траги́ческий adj (causing great sadness)
  • траги́ческий adj (relating to tragedy)
  • траги́чный adj (causing great sadness)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • tràgičan adj (causing great sadness)
  • тра̀гичан adj (causing great sadness)

Slovak

1 entries
  • tragický adj (causing great sadness)

Slovene

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  • tragičen adj (causing great sadness)

Spanish

2 entries
  • trágico adj (causing great sadness)
  • trágico adj (relating to tragedy)

Swedish

2 entries
  • tragisk adj (causing great sadness)
  • tragisk adj (relating to tragedy)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • matrahedya adj (causing great sadness)
  • matrahedya adj (relating to tragedy)

Thai

1 entries
  • น่าเศร้า adj (causing great sadness)

Turkish

1 entries
  • trajik adj (causing great sadness)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • трагі́чний adj (causing great sadness)
  • трагі́чний adj (relating to tragedy)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.

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The tragic news drove his mother mad.

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Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.

Source: tatoeba (56398)

We often hear it said that ours is essentially a tragic age.

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