Descriptive words for sad

263 Synonyms & Antonyms of SAD

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1 feeling unhappiness

movies in which the hero dies always make us feel sad

bad,
blue,
brokenhearted,
cast down,
crestfallen,
dejected,
depressed,
despondent,
disconsolate,
doleful,
down,
downcast,
downhearted,
down in the mouth,
droopy,
forlorn,
gloomy,
glum,
hangdog,
heartbroken,
heartsick,
heartsore,
heavyhearted,
inconsolable,
joyless,
low,
low-spirited,
melancholic,
melancholy,
miserable,
mournful,
saddened,
sorrowful,
sorry,
unhappy,
woebegone,
woeful,
wretched

aggrieved,
distressed,
troubled,
uneasy,
unquiet,
upset,
worried

despairing,
hopeless,
sunk

disappointed,
discouraged,
disheartened,
dispirited

suicidal

dolorous,
lachrymose,
lugubrious,
plaintive,
tearful

regretful,
rueful

agonized,
anguished,
grieving,
wailing,
weeping

black,
bleak,
cheerless,
comfortless,
dark,
darkening,
depressing,
desolate,
dismal,
drear,
dreary,
elegiac
(also elegiacal),
funereal,
gray
(also grey),
morbid,
morose,
murky,
saturnine,
somber
(or sombre),
sullen

ecstatic,
elated,
enraptured,
entranced,
euphoric,
exhilarated,
exuberant,
exultant,
overjoyed,
rapturous,
rhapsodic
(also rhapsodical)

blithe,
blithesome,
jocose,
jocular,
jocund,
jolly,
jovial,

lightsome,
merry,
mirthful

excited,
thrilled

hopeful,
optimistic,
rosy,
sanguine

encouraged,
heartened

animated,
bouncing,
energetic,
frisky,
jaunty,
lively,
peppy,
perky,
spirited,
sprightful,
sprightly,
springy,
vital,
vivacious,
zippy

content,
gratified,
pleased,
satisfied

beaming,
grinning,
laughing,
smiling

boon,
carefree,
careless,
cavalier,
devil-may-care,
easygoing,
happy-go-lucky,
insouciant,
lighthearted,
unconcerned

blissful,
buoyant,
buoyed,
cheerful,
cheery,
chipper,
delighted,
glad,
gladdened,

gladsome,
gleeful,
happy,
joyful,
joyous,
jubilant,
sunny,
upbeat

2 causing unhappiness

the sad news about our uncle's death made my father cry

depressing,
dismal,
drear,
dreary,
heartbreaking,
heartrending,
melancholy,
mournful,
pathetic,
saddening,
sorry,
tearful,
teary

deplorable,
distressful,
grievous,
lamentable,
unfortunate,
woeful

discomforting,
discomposing,
disquieting,
distressing,
disturbing,
perturbing

affecting,
moving,
poignant,
touching

discouraging,
disheartening,
dispiriting

heartening,
heartwarming,
inspiring,
stimulating,
stirring,
uplifting

agreeable,
delightful,
enjoyable,
pleasant,
pleasing,
pleasurable,
satisfying,
welcome

exhilarating,
thrilling

cheering,
cheery,
glad,
happy

3 deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)

no one expected the supermodel to be a great actress, but her acting is sad beyond belief

contemptible,
despicable,
miserable,
pathetic,
pitiable,
pitiful,
sorry,
wretched

deplorable,
discreditable,
disgraceful,
disreputable,
ignominious,
infamous,
misbegotten,
notorious,
shameful

abhorrent,
abominable,
beastly,
detestable,
hateful,
lousy,
odious,
stinking

bad,
inferior,
lame,
poor

disgusting,
dishonorable,
shameful

meritless,
unworthy,
worthless

scandalous,
shocking,
sordid,
unsavory

admirable,
commendable,
creditable,
laudable,
meritorious,
praiseworthy,
redoubtable

notable,
noteworthy,
noticeable,
outstanding,
reputable,
worthy

excellent

flawless,
perfect

honorable,
noble

honest,
straight

decent,
presentable,
respectable

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SAD Synonyms: 113 Synonyms & Antonyms for SAD

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adj.affected by unhappiness or grief
adj.unfortunate, distressing

synonyms for sad

bitter
dismal
heartbroken
melancholy
mournful
pessimistic
somber
sorrowful
sorry
unhappy
wistful
bereaved
blue
cheerless
dejected
depressed
despairing
despondent
disconsolate
distressed
doleful
down
down in dumps
down in the mouth
downcast
forlorn
gloomy
glum
grief-stricken
grieved
heartsick
heavy-hearted
hurting
in doldrums
in grief
in the dumps
languishing
low
low-spirited
lugubrious
morbid
morose
not happy
out of sorts
pensive
sick at heart
troubled
weeping
woebegone

See also synonyms for: sadder / saddest / sadly / sadness

bad
dark
depressing
dismal
miserable
moving
pathetic
pitiful
poignant
regrettable
serious
sorry
tragic
calamitous
dejecting
deplorable
disastrous
discomposing
discouraging
disheartening
dispiriting
dreary
funereal
grave
grievous
hapless
heart-rending
joyless
lachrymose
lamentable
lugubrious
melancholic
oppressive
pitiable
saddening
shabby
tearful
tear-jerking
unsatisfactory
upsetting
wretched

antonyms for sad

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cheerful
glad
happy
hopeful
joyful

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

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How to use sad in a sentence

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The sad part is that when talking about this topic, I noticed how hard it actually is for Googlers to get the SEO community to change our ways.

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We can only talk on the phone, but the separation is hard and very sad.

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Feeling sad or blue for longer than a week or two can be a sign of depression, a type of mental illness.

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WORDS RELATED TO SAD

apologetic
conscience-stricken
contrite
crestfallen
dejected
depressed
disconsolate
down
downcast
downhearted
guilty
low
regretful
remorseful
sad
upset
woebegone

apologetic
conscience-stricken
contrite
crestfallen
dejected
depressed
disconsolate
down
downcast
downhearted
guilty
low
regretful
remorseful
sad
upset
woebegone

bleak
depressing
depressive
dismal
dispiriting
distressing
doleful
dreary
funereal
gloomy
grim
hopeless
horrible
lugubrious
morose
mournful
ominous
oppressive
sad
somber

black
cheerless
comfortless
dark
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
drear
dreary
funereal
gloomy
grim
hard
harsh
hopeless
joyless
lonely
melancholy
mournful
oppressive
sad
somber
unpromising

black
cheerless
comfortless
dark
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
drear
dreary
funereal
gloomy
grim
hard
harsh
hopeless
joyless
lonely
melancholy
mournful
oppressive
sad
somber
unpromising

black
cheerless
comfortless
dark
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
drear
dreary
funereal
gloomy
grim
hard
harsh
hopeless
joyless
lonely
melancholy
mournful
oppressive
sad
somber
unpromising

Adjectives characterizing a person - list

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Here are collected words (adjectives) that characterize a person (both a man and a woman). Words are arranged in a list, for convenience, divided by letters of the alphabet. This list can be useful to you for compiling a resume, characterization, compiling announcements (for hiring or searching for a person) and simply for describing people (if necessary).

Please note: Not all adjectives that can describe a person are collected here, but only those that can characterize people (that is, there are no such words as “beautiful”, “tall”, “small”, “barrel-shaped”, "shaved", etc. They refer to the description of appearance and are not related to the description of personality, character, behavior).

A

Adventurized
Authority
Aggressive
adequate
Azartic
Neat
ALCH
Elogical logic)
Altruistic (altruistic)
Alcohol addict
Immoral
Ambitious
Amorphous
Anecdotal
Apathetic
Apolitical
Ascetic
Assertive rights, not to depend on external assessments, influences and do it without violating the rights others)
Asocial
Autical
Artistic
aristocratic

B

Palled
Black
Perepsychia
Dilanthin0012
Windle
Nonsense
Explosive
Scruffy
Guilty
Fitty
ACTIVITIVE
Available
A lifted
exalted
exalted
A lift attitude towards something or someone)
Strong-willed
Free
Free-thinking
Freedom-loving
Thievish
Grouchy
Receptive
Enthusiastic
Impressive
Hostile (hostile, hostile-cold)
Harmful
Omnivorous (here - promiscuous, not the one who eats everything)
Fixing
vulgar
Office
Outstanding
Highly moral
Highly exaggerated
High -EVEIDEN0012
Great
Trusty
Hasty
Lolder -out
Dominative
House
Decent
NEDARICAL (here, DEMODICAL
DRIMEN ignorant)
Friendly
Dirty
Bad
Foolish
Spiritual and moral
Spiritual
Mental
Mentally ill
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E

Broken
Bossy
Natural
Echered

greedy
Miserable
Bile
Effeminate
Feminine
Womanly
Cute
Cruel
Rigid
Critical
PROSOLABLE
MORY
Cultural

Laby (here is mood)
Laconic
Latennaya
Light (not for weight. easy "on the rise")
Gullible
Frivolous
Frivolous
Easily irritable (easily irritated)
Easily controllable
Easily vulnerable
Unseasoned (this is not about cognac, but about the lack of endurance in a person)
Unbearable
Unbearable
Disharmonious
Negative (negatively tuned) , thinking)
Shallow (here is not about the depth of the reservoir, but about the depth of the inner content of a person)
Non-proud
Inhospitable
Illiterate
Unnecessary
optional (here is not a loving obligations that does not recognize them, avoiding duties, etc.)
incorpected
Fear
Fisherous
Direct
2 Unsuitable
NOTSED NOW THE
NOT Untrue
Non-idle
Impractical
Unpredictable
Unforeseen
Inflexible
Moral
Cut

O

Charming
Obvornoye
Offective
Offended (here in the meaning - offended by life, on fate, etc. )
deceitful
See Educated
Sociable
Objective
Compulsory
Gifted
Possessed (here in the meaning - obsessed with work, work, the devil, etc.)
Standard
dull
Lastly
desperate
Owl
Oygnidic
numb, charming
Outline

P.

PADKI ; avid for everything new, etc.)
Dirty
Memoryful
Paradoxical
Paranoid (here - a paranoid type of personality and as a result - a certain style of thinking, behavior, etc., characteristic of a person of this type)
Consistent
Obedient
Mediocre
Constant (here in the meaning - constant in his views, principles, attitude, etc.)
Shabby
Lost (here in the meaning - lost to society, life, etc.)
Amusing
Terrific
Lustful
Respectful
Vulgar
Vulgar
Truthful
Written
Generally
Great
Admissive
Disgrasting
Unpleasant
Present
Fresh (here about a person in the significance - boring, without "dysfunction"

Boring
Criminal
Terrible
Successful
Fastidious
Affable
Silly
Director
Rectoline
Mice
Scarecrow
Bulbed
Punctual
Empty (empty person, “Pie with nothing”, etc.)
Emilland
Putic 9001
Empty-headed
Inquisitive

Р

Submissive
Indifferent
Equal in rights
Equal in rights
Radical1
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wasteful
Calculated
Refined
rational
reactive (here in the value - high -acting, quick, energetic, etc.)
Realistic
Jealous
Rare
Rare
Rent -icing
Sharp
Retrograde
Decisive
Risky
Timid
Respectable
Romantic
Sharp (here in the meaning - much capable of hands, capable of much capable of hands)
Private (in the sense of ordinary)

C

Demonial
Herly
Self -sufficient
Self-forgetting
Self-proclaimed
Self-loving
Self-confident
Self-confident
Self-critical
Self-confident
Angry
Compassionate (here - compassionate, compassionate)
Serious
Grey-footed (here it means ill-mannered, awkward, unable to behave, unable to behave, not allowed in a decent society, etc. )
Strong (not necessarily physically strong, for example: a strong-minded person, mentally strong, mentally strong, etc.) .)
Scaby
Scandalous
Skaed
Bad
Skeptical
Small
constrained (here is clamped, numb, constrained)
Slippery (here in the meaning is slippery, unreliable, unless. dishonest, ambiguous, obscene, dubious)
Modest
Secretive
Scrupulous
Poor-minded
Stingy
Stingy
capable (in the meaning-gifted, talented)
stable (constant, durable, sane, emotionally stable, socially stable, etc.)
Street
shy
STARTICAL
CESTURE
Strange
Passionate Passionate
Impetuous
Stress resistant
Strict
Obstinate
Shy
Subjective
Superstitious
Fussy
vain
Business
Crazy
Happy

mysterious
Talented
Twoy (here is a reliable, insistent, menstrol, haggard, non -imminent man) , narrow-minded, stubborn, etc. )
Creative
Dark (here - dense, uneducated, caveman)
Temperamental
Patient
Fulb
Fatovskaya
feminine
FISH
Philosophical (for example: Philosophical, Philosophical, Juits, etc.)
Flematic
Frivolny (for example:: for example:: Fundamental

Х

Charismatic
Boastful
Crappy
Cunning
Cunning
Cunning ass
Cunning
Cold-blooded
Hospitable
Choleric (having a choleric temperament, not the one who is sick with cholera)
Cold (this is not about temperature, but about mental Colds)
Holey
Commercial
Good
Brave
Hooligan
Khrenovy

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Purposeful
Zinichny
Colore0012
tongued
bright
ardent (about any inclinations of a person. For example: an ardent defender of children, an ardent reformer, an ardent loafer and a lazy person, an ardent hater of fools)
Furious
Clairvoyant

Note:

All of the above words (adjectives) can describe any person - a man, a woman, a teenager, and in many cases a child. To do this, you just need to change the ending of the desired word.
Also, remember: according to the rules of the Russian language, some of the above words can be both an adjective and a participle (depending on the context in which the word is used).
This list does not include obscene words and words that are specific terms used by narrow specialists for professional purposes.

Adjectives characterizing a person (list)

Content

1 adjectives for describing the appearance of a person
2 adjectives describing the behavior of a person
- 2.1 adjectives describing positive behavior
- 2. 2 adjectives for characterizing negative qualities
3 vocabulary for describing the nature
- 3.1 description of the positive Gero
- 3.2
- 3.2 3 for a negative characteristic
- 3.3 Neutral adjectives

When we mentally describe a person or talk about others, we use a huge array of adjectives every day to describe a person's appearance, character traits, and habits.

Adjectives to describe a person's appearance

When meeting someone, a person first of all subconsciously evaluates the appearance and selects the appropriate words. For this, the following vocabulary is used:

attractive, charming, stylish, elegant, handsome, imposing - to describe the image as a whole;
tall, short, slender, thin, full, fat, well-fed, pumped up, thin - help to characterize the physique;
young, adult, young, old, elderly - characteristics of age;
long-haired, curly, wavy, bald, cropped, as well as the names of colors (red, black, dark chestnut) are popular adjectives for describing hairstyles;
chubby, freckled, bony, big-eyed, big-mouthed, light-skinned, snub-nosed - these and other words allow you to describe the features of the face.

Adjectives describing human behavior

Even before direct communication with a person, you can draw some conclusions about him that do not require long contact or excellent psychological skills. This will require adjectives that will help characterize a person’s actions and tell about his personality and place in society.

Adjectives describing positive behavior

authoritative;
neat;
active;
aristocratic;
carefree;
frugal;
true;
cheerful;
strong-willed;
educated;
gallant;
delicate;
cheerful;
caring;
incendiary;
playful;
resourceful;
initiative;
executive;
flirtatious;
companionable;
eloquent;
cultural;
affectionate;
dexterous;
loyal;
curious;
merciful;
peaceful;
mobile;
soft;
direct;
courteous;
neat;
insightful;
punctual;
frisky;
bold;
tolerant;
industrious;
balanced;
economic;
brave;
human;
honest;
smart;
generous;
humorous.

Adjectives to characterize negative qualities

authoritarian;
aggressive;
spoiled;
commonplace;
irresponsible;
tactless;
shameless;
windy;
domineering;
warlike;
harmful;
vulgar;
coarse;
formidable;
despotic;
cheeky;
cruel;
evil;
vindictive;
infantile;
hysterical;
capricious;
puffy;
conflict;
lazy;
crafty;
manic;
manipulative;
slow;
vindictive;
unbalanced;
boring;
touchy;
possessed;
picky;
sharp;
weak-willed;
demanding;
cowardly;
stubborn;
familiar;
boastful;
swaggering;
shebutny;
is naughty.

Character Vocabulary

There are many adjectives that can help describe a person's character. Here is a detailed list:

Description of the goodie

adaptive;
ambitious;
vigilant;
fearless,
lively;
inspired;
thoughtful;
generous;
attentive;
ingenious;
flexible;
wonderful;
kind;
quick-witted;
soulful;
natural;
life-loving;
funny;
perky;
ideological;
imposing;
sincere;
competitive;
constructive;
sociable;
is correct;
inquisitive;
loving;
laid-back;
spiritualized;
optimistic;
truthful;
attractive;
versatile;
quick-witted;
talented;
creative;
balanced;
charismatic;
clean;
sensual;
emotional;
energetic;
erudite;
bright.
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