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sadness
noun as in unhappiness, depression
Strongest matches
anguish, grief, heartache, heartbreak, hopelessness, melancholy, misery, mourning, poignancy, sorrow
Strong matches
blahs, bleakness, bummer, cheerlessness, dejection, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, distress, dolefulness, dolor, downer, dysphoria, forlornness, funk, gloominess, letdown, listlessness, moodiness, mopes, mournfulness, sorrowfulness, tribulation, woe
Weak matches
blue devils, blue funk, broken heart, dismals, downcastness, grieving, heavy heart, the blues, the dumps
Example Sentences
Indeed, when asked who he had in mind when writing that line about the sadness of white men who care, Harjo gently grinned and answered, “Everyone I know.”
For me, the first half of 2025 was filled with sadness and grief, so I decided to embark on a mission.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner, Jr.,”
"It's the sadness around having to tell my mum - as an only child - and the implications that has for her."
That soon turned into "a sense of sadness and grief" when she thought about her younger self and the "emotion that need not have been there had I known sooner".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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