Sadness Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Sadness

melancholy
A tendency to be sad, gloomy, or depressed
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sorrow
That which produces such suffering; trouble, loss, affliction, etc.
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pathos
(Literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
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soberness
The state or quality of being sober.
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heartache
Sorrow or grief; mental anguish
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gloom
An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
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unhappiness
The feeling of not being happy
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grief
A source or cause of deep mental anguish:
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blues
A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.
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lugubriousness
The property of being lugubrious.
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dejection
Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.
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despondence
The state of being downcast or despondent.
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glumness
The emotion of being glum.
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anguish
Great suffering, as from worry, grief, or pain; agony
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doldrums
A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks – so called by sailors
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mope
A dull, spiritless person.
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sorrowfulness
The quality or state of sorrow; sadness.
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dumps
Plural form of dump
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dysphoria
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
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depression
(Psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future
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despondency
Despondency is defined as a state of feeling hopeless or dejected.
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funk
A state of severe depression.
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dolor
A unit of pain used to theoretically weigh people's outcomes.
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dolefulness
The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
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oppression
A feeling of being weighed down in mind or body:
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downs
Plural form of down
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downheartedness
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
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heavy-heartedness
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits
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mournfulness
The property of being mournful.
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gravity
Grave consequence; seriousness or importance:
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seriousness
The state or quality of being serious.
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gloominess
The state or condition of being gloomy.
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Antonyms for Sadness

joy
Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness, or an instance of such feeling.
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happiness
The definition of happiness is the state of joy, peace and tranquility.
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cheer
The definition of cheer is joy and gladness, or anything that is comforting.
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gladness
The state of being glad; joy.
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Words Related to Sadness

dread
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feelings
Plural form of feeling
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happy
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits
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elation
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despair
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weariness
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feeling
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Sadness Sentence Examples

  • There was sadness in her voice.

  • Nothing could explain the sadness she felt at that discovery.

  • My heart is too full of sadness to dwell upon the happiness the summer has brought me.

  • Her sadness had nothing to do with not appreciating their fortune.

  • The sadness she felt as his truck disappeared down the road was borne of fear.

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