sadder

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unhappy, depressed adj.
unfortunate, distressing adj.

ADJECTIVE

unhappy, depressed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter dismal heartbroken melancholy mournful pessimistic somber sorrowful sorry wistful

WEAK

bereaved blue cheerless dejected despairing despondent disconsolate distressed doleful down down in dumps down in mouth downcast forlorn gloomy glum grief-stricken grieved heartsick heavyhearted hurting in doldrums in grief in the dumps languishing low low-spirited lugubrious morbid morose out of sorts pensive sick at heart troubled weeping woebegone

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful glad good happy hopeful joyful nice pleasant

WEAK

fortunate great lucky

ADJECTIVE

unfortunate, distressing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bad dark depressing dismal miserable moving pathetic pitiful poignant regrettable serious sorry tragic unhappy

WEAK

calamitous dejecting deplorable disastrous discomposing discouraging disheartening dispiriting dreary funereal grave grievous hapless heart-rending joyless lachrymose lamentable lugubrious melancholic oppressive pitiable saddening shabby tear-jerking tearful unsatisfactory upsetting wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous blessed bright cheerful encouraging fortunate glad good happy hopeful joyful light lucky pleasant right unaffecting worthwhile

WEAK

great

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sadder

But that turns each of us into even sadder little islands—why we’re in this mess to begin with!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"We were able to find the body; some people couldn't. And that seems even sadder to me," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Financial Times's Danny Leigh dished out three stars, saying it paints a "portrait of tech rendering the young both sadder and meaner".

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

They’re meant to be heartwarming, I know — “Look at these two, who met in the nursing home when their wheelchairs collided coming out of the bingo game!” — but they just make me sadder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

The coughing was the saddest sound that Edward had ever heard, sadder even than the mournful call of the whippoorwill.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo