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Being mournful or feeling sorrow

Distressing or causing sorrow

Lamentably bad or poor in quality

(of colours) Somber or dull

Serious, giving cause for great concern

Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way

Without friends or company (and therefore sad)

Having an untidy or unkempt appearance

Not capable of being repaired, cured, regained, or undone

Not great in amount or number

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Adjective

Being mournful or feeling sorrow

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

having blue devils

having the blahs

singing the blues

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

discountenanced

heavy with grief

with a long face

deeply saddened

overcome with sorrow

conscience-stricken

discombobulated

on the verge of tears

racked with suffering

racked with pain

extremely saddened

down-in-the-mouth

given to looking on the black side

sorry for yourself

deeply regretful

with tears in your eyes

at the end of your tether

mentally defeated

strictly business

self-reproachful

longing for home

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

at end of one's rope

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

full of despair

in floods of tears

emotionally defeated

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having lost heart

poverty-stricken

at sixes and sevens

in sackcloth and ashes

extremely sorry

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“Elijah was sad because he couldn't play outside due to the bad weather.”

Adjective

Distressing or causing sorrow

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

emotionally moving

full of hardship

arousing affect

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“It's sad that her grandmother has passed away.”

Adjective

Lamentably bad or poor in quality

foolish-looking

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

not up to snuff

bargain-basement

good-for-nothing

not up to scratch

less-than-stellar

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

beyond contempt

cheap and nasty

leaving much to be desired

beyond the pale

not up to standard

beneath contempt

no great shakes

twopenny-halfpenny

not good enough

leaving a lot to be desired

end-of-the-pier

strictly for the birds

down-at-the-heels

undistinguished

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

of poor quality

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

uncomplimentary

unsportsmanlike

ill-favoured^UK

underprivileged

unconscientious

inconsequential

ill-humoured^UK

without justification

good-for-naught

very disgusting

of bad reputation

against the rules

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

too horrible for words

beyond description

indescribably evil

near the knuckle

close to the bone

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“The aging singer's sad performance was testament to the fact that he was well past his prime.”

Adjective

(of colours) Somber or dull

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

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“The room, with its sad colors, felt dreary and macabre.”

Adjective

Serious, giving cause for great concern

life-threatening

unfavourable^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“It's a sad state of affairs that our tax dollars are being squandered on frivolous issues.”

Adjective

Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way

over-sentimental

hearts-and-flowers

oversentimental

romanticized^US

romanticised^UK

over-enthusiastic

laid on with a trowel

cloyingly sweet

overenthusiastic

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Adjective

Without friends or company (and therefore sad)

feeling friendless

without friends

without companions

with no one to turn to

without a friend in the world

all by one's self

self-sufficient

left in the lurch

left at the altar

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Adjective

Having an untidy or unkempt appearance

inappropriately dressed

dressed in rags

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

down-at-the-heel

down-at-the-heels

higgledy-piggledy

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Adjective

Not capable of being repaired, cured, regained, or undone

beyond redemption

beyond recovery

beyond treatment

past praying for

can't be helped

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Adjective

Not great in amount or number

nickel-and-dime

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