When sad

Synonyms for "when sad" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
affect cueas soon asat times whendisappointing

Strong matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
emotional cuegloomifin casemelancholy

Related words (9)

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
conjunctionemotional qualityemotional statefeelingmoodnarrative devicesubordinating conjunctionteaching cue

More specific

12 entries
brief sadnesscausal conjunctionconditional conjunctiondismalempathy cuelasting sadnessmournfulreflection cuesombersudden sadnesstemporal conjunctiontragic

Collocations

18 entries
brief sadnessconditional clausedependent clauselasting sadnessmood cuesad endingsad facesad memorysad moodsad newssad storysubordinating conjunctionsudden sadnesstemporal markertime clausewhen sad feelings

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Inflections

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Derivations

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