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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
"It’s a great sadness for everybody, what a great opportunity this was for football in Northern Ireland," he told the committee.
His widow, Samantha Morris, said she felt "pain and sadness" that even though she had been with him, she had not held his hand because she did not realise he was dying.
When Bellamy's first stint with the Wales squad in September was coming to an end, the former captain spoke of his sadness about having to part with his players.
People have spoken of their sadness and confusion after the suspected murder of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a car more than 100 miles from her home.
When I sat down to watch "Interview with the Vampire" the other night I carried inside me a sadness that I've described as feeling like cancer.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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