Sad synonyms

64 synonyms for sad such as cheerless, blue, agonizing, and awful. Sad is an adjective, and its antonyms are happy, cheerful, and amusing.

Another word for sad

1. unhappy

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.

2. tragic

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.

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