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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Recent Examples of sad
There are genuinely sad or frightening quests.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The behind-the-scenes drama — namely, Coppola’s frustrations with LaBeouf and the film’s spiraling budget — is mostly just sad, while the resulting film wasn’t successful enough to justify the trouble.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is some sad news for pumpkin patch fans this season.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
To be that sad and sick with the most blessings/privilege/opportunity/love around me was quite possibly the most confusing thing ever.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The behind-the-scenes drama — namely, Coppola’s frustrations with LaBeouf and the film’s spiraling budget — is mostly just sad, while the resulting film wasn’t successful enough to justify the trouble.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
But there is some sad news for pumpkin patch fans this season.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
To be that sad and sick with the most blessings/privilege/opportunity/love around me was quite possibly the most confusing thing ever.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sad
Adjective
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Kybella can be used as an alternative to surgery for patients who are unhappy with fat under their chin, also known as submental fullness, and have not seen improvement with diet and exercise, according to the manufacturers.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Folks felt exposed or excluded or some unhappy combination of both.—
Andrew Pasquier,
Them.,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the end, the depressing counter, which ended in the red, was pumped up by a pair of donations from Bargatze and CBS, bringing the end total to $350,000.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The amount of layoffs that would result from this merger is depressing to consider.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel is a pathetic hate monger.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The festival was washed out by weather, promised luxury accommodations and food were nowhere to be found (except for some pathetic cheese sandwiches), and guests only stayed one night of what was supposed to be a two-week experience.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her family is heartbroken and devastated by this tragic loss.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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And utterly heartbroken for Charlie’s young family.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
Shane Croucher
John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is not only a heartbreaking loss for their families, but for all of us.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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But this is the heartbreaking reality the college student is now facing after his dad, Rodrigue Dor, was killed in a fatal semi-truck crash on Florida’s Turnpike in August that drew national headlines.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the side of the highway, Wilson cuts a pitiful, solitary figure.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Sewell did a lot to rescue quarterback Jared Goff’s career and transform the pitiful Lions into annual Super Bowl contenders.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Because that’s the case, their actual margin opportunity is depressed.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
15 Sep. 2025
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This might be because people are a bit depressed.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Therefore, there are some unfortunate parallels between young Gen Z needing to sacrifice wages due to wavering job opportunities and millennials graduating into the Great Recession.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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In today's volatile business climate, layoffs have become an unfortunate reality across industries.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sad. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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