Synonyms of 'sad' in British English
1 (adjective)
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feeling sorrow
The loss left me feeling sad and empty.
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down in the dumps (informal)
down in the mouth (informal)
sick at heart
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2 (adjective)
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causing, suggesting, or expressing sorrow
the sad news of the destruction of a historic building
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3 (adjective)
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deplorably bad
It's a sad truth that so few people care about the environment.
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to be deplored
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4 (adjective)
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ridiculously pathetic
sad old bikers
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5 (adjective)
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regrettable
a sad state of affairs
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in the sense of bad
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naughty or mischievous
It is bad that you repeated what I told you.
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disobedientin the sense of blue
Definition
depressed or unhappy
There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
in the sense of calamitous
Definition
resulting in or from disaster
a calamitous air crash
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dire,
cataclysmicSynonyms of 'sad' in American English
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