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 for sad and words similar to it.
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.