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
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a sad truth
sad news
sad eyes
a sad song
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Recent Examples of sad
Kotsay was sad to see the Athletics leave Oakland and gave a memorable and emotional during the final game at the Oakland Coliseum.
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John Perrotto, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In the song, there are sad young men, yes, sitting in bars.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Like, the same way that this administration is wiping certain words from government language is sad.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Especially sad is the case of Netta, one of Liat’s three children, who survived the attack.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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John Perrotto, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
In the song, there are sad young men, yes, sitting in bars.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
Like, the same way that this administration is wiping certain words from government language is sad.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
Especially sad is the case of Netta, one of Liat’s three children, who survived the attack.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sad
Adjective
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Some are unhappy with the people executing his vision for a smaller government. 2️⃣ Soccer showcase: The 2026 World Cup is still more than a year away, but there are already big concerns over whether the host country is ready.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Independent distributors are unhappy with the growing percentage of royalty payments for their artists that are too low to be worth processing.—
Bill Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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That depressing fact gets reiterated many times, without much variation or additional insight, during Running Point’s 10-episode season.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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In this new techno-dating reality, the number of fights sparked by clothes being left on the floor would dramatically decrease, instead being replaced by not-at-all depressing scenes of men standing alone in their apartments talking to a speaker.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is pathetic, as Russia would do everything in their power to interfere in that election.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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This character is just like me – funny and sad, tragic, pathetic and brave, emotionally available but all over the place.—
Stuart Miller,
Orange County Register,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The record for the shortest Oscar-winning performance goes to Beatrice Straight, who played the heartbroken wife of a philandering TV station president in Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film Network.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Skokie restaurateurs were left heartbroken on Valentine’s Day when a broken water main disaster in northeastern Skokie left the village without drinkable tap water from Feb. 14 through 16.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Celebrity bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow are preparing to hatch triplets in their Southern California nest following last year's heartbreaking unsuccessful hatch.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The dog sitter shared a heartbreaking update on Prada.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Its pitiful history includes only one application, less than a decade after its formulation, to strike down a delegation in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495 (1935).—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kubrick’s film is a hell of a black comedy that satirizes the mediocrity of middle-class life: In the director’s world, fathers are pitiful providers, mothers are blandly cheerful (while quietly suffering enormously), and the kids see far more than their parents do.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Feingold, who has been in practice for more than 30 years specializing in women’s reproductive health, believes the hospital should have given Pike a mental health evaluation after her confession of feeling depressed and self-harm at Destinii’s birth.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Examples include formerly depressed but now vibrant cities, such as Pittsburgh, and once stagnant but now relatively successful developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Rwanda.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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On Monday evening, within hours of learning of the directive, some state workers called the order stupid and unfortunate.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Christie suffered from acute seasickness, unfortunate considering her trips to each continent were by ship.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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