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Adjective Being mournful or feeling sorrow sorrowful unhappy miserable mournful upset depressed heartbroken sombreUK somberUS blue dejected demoralisedUK demoralizedUS desolate despondent disconsolate disheartened dispirited distressed down forlorn glum hurt melancholy pessimistic sullen troubled wistful bereaved bitter cheerless doleful downcast down in dumps down in mouth gloomy grief-stricken grieved hapless heartsick heavyhearted in doldrums in grief in the dumps joyless low low-spirited lugubrious moody morbid morose out of sorts pensive sick at heart tearful woebegone broken-hearted downhearted teary weepy bowed down crestfallen disappointed down in the dumps down in the mouth inconsolable listless regretful down-hearted emotional heavy-hearted spiritless triste broken brokenhearted discouraged in tears languished saddened aggrieved anguished cast down comfortless crabby languid languorous saturnine sulky tristful black droopy dysphoric fed up grayUS greyUK negative heartsore “Elijah was sad because he couldn't play outside due to the bad weather.” Adjective Distressing or causing sorrow heartbreaking disheartening poignant regrettable saddening sorrowful tragic traumatic depressing dispiriting distressful moving upsetting agonisingUK agonizingUS dejecting discomposing discouraging distressing funereal heart-rending lachrymose lamentable lugubrious melancholic pitiable tear-jerking disappointing doleful heartrending heart-wrenching hurtful mournful painful terrible touching unfortunate despairing piteous “It's sad that her grandmother has passed away.” Adjective Lamentably bad or poor in quality lamentable woeful bad dismal miserable pitiful sorry deplorable distressing dreadful pathetic unfortunate appalling awful calamitous cataclysmic catastrophic disastrous poor regrettable shabby shameful terrible unsatisfactory wretched disgraceful absurd abysmal affecting atrocious derisory inadequate laughable ludicrous ridiculous rueful tragic abominable disappointing execrable hopeless horrible ghastly god-awful horrendous lousy foolish-looking hideous rotten silly beastly contemptible odious “The aging singer's performance was sad and showed that he was well past his prime.” Adjective (of colours) Sombre or dull sombreUK colourlessUK colorlessUS dreary dull cheerless dark deep dingy drab gloomy glum lacklustreUK lacklusterUS somberUS bleak boring depressed depressing desolate dim dispiriting dolorous funereal lifeless monotonous morbid shadowy tenebrous depressive grim humdrum joyless unexciting uninspiring uninteresting dismal forlorn lonely macabre blah miserable “The room, with its sad colors, felt dreary and macabre.” Adjective Serious in concern, in a mostly negative way grave dire serious grim depressing solemn sombreUK somberUS wretched dangerous desolate discouraging disheartening grievous shocking worrying critical destructive earnest forlorn urgent far-reaching harrowing sedate severe sober sobering ugly acute ill-fated ill-starred ruinous strenuous unamusing weighty deadly devastating fatal forbidding “It's a sad state of affairs that our tax dollars are being squandered on frivolous issues.” Find more words! 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