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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
But an air of sadness pervades the grand staircases and halls of the Rand Club.
Mr. Eyman touches on a great sadness here, that of a lifelong insecurity that made a fiercely intelligent woman hide within a statue of her own making.
The only moods on display are dread, humiliation, anger, frustration and sadness.
The crime caused great indignation and sadness in their home countries, where an intense search campaign was launched in the media and on social networks.
"Grande has been acting since she was a kid," noted the Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney, "and her quiet moments of introspection, anxiety or sadness show tender depths, as does her loyalty to Elphaba."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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