1
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness
movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad
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2
as in depressing
causing unhappiness
the sad news about our uncle's death made my father cry
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3
as in pathetic
deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)
no one expected the supermodel to be a great actress, but her acting is sad beyond belief
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Try This Instead
Try This InsteadFor
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a sad truth
sad news
sad eyes
a sad song
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Recent Examples of sad
The hilarious and sad thing for my dad, is that this is the story told through my mum’s eyes.
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
Of what relevance is an absurdist fable, written in German, about a sad man who transforms into an insect, to an American teenager in the twenty-first century?
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The sad scenes that accompanied Rooney’s final game at Oxford felt a long way from the surge of optimism that greeted his arrival in Devon on a three-year contract in May.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
In the Emotion Recognition Task, they were shown photographs of people exhibiting a range of emotions and told to identify them as either happy, sad, angry, fearful, or emotionless.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Olivia-Anne Cleary, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
Of what relevance is an absurdist fable, written in German, about a sad man who transforms into an insect, to an American teenager in the twenty-first century?
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The sad scenes that accompanied Rooney’s final game at Oxford felt a long way from the surge of optimism that greeted his arrival in Devon on a three-year contract in May.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
In the Emotion Recognition Task, they were shown photographs of people exhibiting a range of emotions and told to identify them as either happy, sad, angry, fearful, or emotionless.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sad
Adjective
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Ratings declined, Lynch was unhappy, and the show was canceled.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Saquon Barkley is an unstoppable force, the defense is resurgent under Vic Fangio, the chatter about an unhappy A.J. Brown has mostly died down.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The depressing part is that the smear campaign worked.—
Nicole Page,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2025
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In October, Lilium was scrambling for additional investments to keep the doors open and by late December the company announced that the only people still on the payroll would be handling the depressing job of liquidation.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the final, pathetic weeks of his failed presidency, Joe Biden has been casting about desperately for a positive legacy.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
12 Jan. 2025
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The 10th pick will be your usual pathetic Bear player.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Probably train tomorrow for my sanity, but just frustrated and heartbroken.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Her owner recently passed away unexpectedly, and Eartha was left heartbroken.—
Maryanne Dell,
Orange County Register,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And coming out here and seeing the lack of response and the lack of help is so heartbreaking.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Live map California fire map: Track this fire live For many residents, the return to Altadena meant a heartbreaking discovery of decimated homes and neighborhoods.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This isn’t to say Orlok isn’t evil, but that his evilness does not exclude him from being pitiful.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
10 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps this weekend can be a get-right game against the pitiful New York Jets, but there’s not much to be excited about.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2025
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If Richard wanted to die, suicide-by-cop is sometimes a choice for those who are desperate and depressed.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Far too often over the previous three seasons, unfortunate and often unlucky things happened when Jackson threw the ball in Bateman’s direction.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Having a professional to talk to can help process and unpack unfortunate changes, and point towards new possibilities.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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