Sad synonyms such as cheerless, blue, agonizing, and awful. Sad is an adjective, and its antonyms are happy, cheerful, and amusing. Additionally, here are 64 synonyms, related words, and verbs for sad.
Blue, bowed down, broken-hearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, desolate, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, doleful, down, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, grief-stricken, heartbroken, inconsolable, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, out of sorts, regretful, sorrowful, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, and wretched.
Agonizing, awful, cheerless, deplorable, depressing, disgraceful, dispiriting, distressful, distressing, grievous, harrowing, heart-rending, heartbreaking, lamentable, miserable, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, regrettable, shameful, sorrowful, sorry, tragic, traumatic, unfortunate, unhappy, upsetting, and wretched.