as in melancholy
a state or spell of low spirits
she was filled with sadness at the thought of having to leave her family
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Recent Examples of sadness
Each room explores a different human emotion — joy and love, fear and hope, sadness and gratitude, anger and resilience.
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Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Working again with collaborators Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Shahzad Ismaily (Ceramic Dog) and joined by Nick Hakim and drummer Tom Skinner (the Smile), Orton uses The Ground Above to create weighty songs that deal with both joy and sadness.
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David Harris,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
That was my only coping mechanism for that level of fear and sadness was drugs.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
In the book, Johnson acknowledges disappointment and sadness, not seeing his Penney’s strategy play out.
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David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Customers congratulated the couple on their retirement, but also expressed sadness and memories of The Coach Stop.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Now our tears flow in sadness, but also with gratitude for all the beautiful memories of our sweet, kind, hilarious, cherished Bob.
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Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
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Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Exceeding expectations As a trip set mainly in concentration camps, sadness is often the top expectation.
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Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Staff Photographer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Working again with collaborators Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Shahzad Ismaily (Ceramic Dog) and joined by Nick Hakim and drummer Tom Skinner (the Smile), Orton uses The Ground Above to create weighty songs that deal with both joy and sadness.
—
David Harris,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
That was my only coping mechanism for that level of fear and sadness was drugs.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
In the book, Johnson acknowledges disappointment and sadness, not seeing his Penney’s strategy play out.
—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Customers congratulated the couple on their retirement, but also expressed sadness and memories of The Coach Stop.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Now our tears flow in sadness, but also with gratitude for all the beautiful memories of our sweet, kind, hilarious, cherished Bob.
—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Work gives you somewhere to point your attention, somewhere to put the grief, the sadness, the emptiness.
—
Alla Adam,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Exceeding expectations As a trip set mainly in concentration camps, sadness is often the top expectation.
—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadness
Noun
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Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
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Don Hertzfeldt occasionally comes to mind for a similarly pervasive mood of questioning, philosophical melancholy.
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The pair went all the way down to a 43-mile-wide and 1,500-mile-long depression in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, known as the Challenger Deep.
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The victim's mother also addressed the jury, blaming Rullan for her son's depression and anxiety and describing the emotional toll the abuse had taken on their family.
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Kara is addicted to drowning her sorrows and avoiding responsibility, but learns to embrace heroism after embarking on a quest for revenge alongside Ruthye (Eve Ridley).
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Parting is such sweet sorrow, but these guys aren’t going gently into the night just yet.
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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
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This town has known seasons of many stripes, from that autumn of grief after 9/11 to that spring of solitude and trepidation as COVID-19 first emerged.
Noun
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Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.
Noun
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Some mourners, gathering at the funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Saturday, expressed both anguish and a desire for vengeance.
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And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
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The broader mood tracks right alongside, with 40% expecting AI to be bad for society over the next twenty years against 16% who expect good, the gloom running deepest among adults under 30, and 63% saying the whole thing is moving too fast.
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The partying turned to gloom after the temblors.
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There’s something about admitting unhappiness that is a game-changer.
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At least, this is the language of unhappiness on reality TV.
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“Sadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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