100 Best Synonyms for “Saddened”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	abandoned	Feeling left alone and sad.
2.	aching	Feeling persistent emotional pain.
3.	afflicted	Troubled by pain or sorrow.
4.	aggrieved	Feeling wronged and distressed.
5.	anguished	Suffering intense emotional pain.
6.	bereaved	Grieving after a loved one’s death.
7.	bereft	Deprived and deeply sad.
8.	bleak	Hopelessly sad or depressing.
9.	blue	Sad or depressed.
10.	bothered	Troubled or upset.
11.	bowed down	Burdened by sorrow.
12.	bummed	Informally sad or disappointed.
13.	burdened	Weighed down emotionally.
14.	cast down	Made sad or discouraged.
15.	cheerless	Lacking cheer or happiness.
16.	contrite	Sorry and remorseful.
17.	crestfallen	Sad after disappointment.
18.	crushed	Emotionally devastated.
19.	crying	Shedding tears from sadness.
20.	dejected	Sad and discouraged.
21.	depressed	Very unhappy and low.
22.	desolate	Extremely lonely and sad.
23.	despondent	Extremely discouraged and hopeless.
24.	disappointed	Sad because hopes were unmet.
25.	disheartened	Having lost hope or spirit.
26.	distressed	Very upset or troubled.
27.	doleful	Sad in appearance or sound.
28.	dolorous	Marked by deep sorrow.
29.	down	Sad or low-spirited.
30.	downcast	Low in spirits.
31.	downhearted	Sad and discouraged.
32.	filled with sorrow	Full of sadness.
33.	forlorn	Lonely, abandoned, and sad.
34.	gloomy	Sad, dark, or pessimistic.
35.	glum	Quietly sad or gloomy.
36.	grief-stricken	Overcome with grief.
37.	grieved	Deeply distressed by loss or trouble.
38.	grieving	Feeling grief after loss.
39.	grim	Gloomy, serious, or distressing.
40.	heart-sore	Deeply hurt emotionally.
41.	heartbroken	Overwhelmed by grief or sorrow.
42.	heartsick	Deeply sad or distressed.
43.	heartsickened	Made deeply sad or distressed.
44.	heavy with sorrow	Burdened by sadness.
45.	heavyhearted	Burdened with sadness.
46.	homesick	Sad from missing home.
47.	hurt	Emotionally wounded or upset.
48.	in tears	Crying from emotion or sorrow.
49.	inconsolable	Too sad to be comforted.
50.	joyless	Without happiness or pleasure.
51.	lachrymose	Tearful or prone to sadness.
52.	laid low	Made weak or sorrowful.
53.	lamenting	Expressing grief or regret.
54.	lonely	Sad from isolation.
55.	lonesome	Lonely and sad.
56.	low	Sad and lacking energy.
57.	melancholy	Quietly and thoughtfully sad.
58.	miserable	Very unhappy or uncomfortable.
59.	misty-eyed	Emotional and nearly crying.
60.	morose	Sullen and gloomy.
61.	mournful	Showing or feeling deep sadness.
62.	mourning	Grieving a death or loss.
63.	neglected	Sad from lack of care.
64.	nostalgic	Longing sadly for the past.
65.	oppressed	Burdened emotionally or mentally.
66.	out of sorts	Slightly unhappy or unwell.
67.	pained	Hurt or distressed emotionally.
68.	perturbed	Worried or emotionally disturbed.
69.	plaintive	Expressing sadness or sorrow.
70.	regretful	Sad about something done or lost.
71.	rejected	Hurt by being refused.
72.	remorseful	Sad and guilty about wrongdoing.
73.	ripped apart	Emotionally devastated.
74.	rueful	Expressing regretful sadness.
75.	ruined	Emotionally devastated or destroyed.
76.	sad	Feeling sorrow or unhappiness.
77.	shattered	Emotionally broken by distress.
78.	sobbing	Crying noisily from distress.
79.	somber	Serious, dark, and sad.
80.	sore	Hurt or resentfully upset.
81.	sorrowful	Full of sorrow.
82.	stricken	Deeply affected by distress.
83.	sullen	Gloomily silent or resentful.
84.	tearful	Crying or near tears.
85.	teary	Full of or near tears.
86.	tormented	Greatly troubled or anguished.
87.	torn up	Deeply upset emotionally.
88.	troubled	Worried, upset, or distressed.
89.	unhappy	Not happy; feeling sorrowful.
90.	unloved	Feeling without love or affection.
91.	unsettled	Emotionally disturbed or uneasy.
92.	upset	Emotionally disturbed or unhappy.
93.	weary	Tired and sad.
94.	weeping	Crying from sadness.
95.	weighed down	Burdened by sadness or worry.
96.	wistful	Sadly longing or reflective.
97.	woeful	Full of woe or sadness.
98.	wounded	Emotionally hurt or injured.
99.	wretched	Extremely unhappy or miserable.
100.	wrung out	Emotionally exhausted and upset.