SAD Synonyms: 263 Similar and Opposite Words

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Recent Examples of sad And some of them can make a sad song that is also a mirror of how, in the saddest moments of your life, there’s probably also laughter somewhere. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 Nobody is sad to see a box of Triscuits like absolutely no one ever. —

Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024 Some residents live in fear, not of enslavement but of their own visions; others wind up traveling to the future and return with sad truths. —

Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 Thanks to its luxuriously soft velvet cover and satisfyingly plump shape, this pillow can easily spruce up a sad couch, chair, or bed. —

Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sad

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sad

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Some artists and publishers are unhappy with the way their content is being scraped freely by companies like OpenAI and Google to train their large language models — AI models trained on huge quantities of data to generate humanlike responses.

Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Cronin — who had to cancel some summer shows this year due to unspecified health issues — further acknowledges that there’s acrimony between he and Hall, and he’s been unhappy with some of the social media discourse blaming him for the end of the REO Speedwagon name.

Gary Graff, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024