Synonyms for sad
110 synonyms for “sad”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Sad as in “sorry”
adjective: bad; unfortunate
- sorry
- distressing
- pitiful
- lamentable
- deplorable
- miserable
- wretched
- pathetic
- depressing
- regrettable
- rueful
- lousy
- bad
- crummy
- grievous
- trashy
- cheap
- shoddy
- upsetting
- woebegone
- heartbreaking
- woeful
- cheesy
- scrubby
- atrabilious
- dismal
- poor
- mean
- unfortunate
- awful
- horrible
- terrible
- shocking
- low
- grave
- painful
- shameful
- shattered
- dreadful
- punk
- disgusting
- disgraceful
- sordid
- anxious
- bum
- nasty
- dire
- humiliating
- unlucky
- disgusted
- flimsy
- heartrending
- pitiable
Sad as in “melancholy”
adjective: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- melancholy
- mournful
- tragic
- unhappy
- depressed
- dull
- poignant
- touching
- dark
- glum
- uncomfortable
- wistful
- doleful
- gloomy
- dejected
- forlorn
- downcast
- sober
- despondent
- plaintive
- dreary
- dingy
- leaden
- desolate
- sullen
- morose
- downhearted
- moody
- faint
- grim
- dim
- disconsolate
- inconsolable
- bleak
- bland
- bitter
- muddy
- anguished
- distressed
- ominous
- wan
- dispirited
- lugubrious
- melancholic
- joyless
- cheerless
- low-spirited
- elegiac
- heartsick
- spiritless
- heavyhearted
- mopey
Sad as in “sorrowful”
adjective: of things that make you feel sad
- sorrowful
- blue
- solemn
- piteous
- grief-stricken
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