Synonyms for sad
Similarity of adj sad
3 senses of sad
Sense 1:
sad (vs. glad)bittersweetdoleful, mournfulheavyheartedmelancholy, melancholicpensive, wistfultragic, tragicaltragicomic, tragicomical
Sense 2:
sadsorrowful (vs. joyful)
Sense 3:
deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorrybad (vs. good)






