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100 Words to Use Instead of “Sad”

January 26, 2026 - pdf

No. Term Definition
1. Abject Miserable and degraded; utterly wretched.
2. Aching Feeling a deep, lingering emotional pain.
3. Aggrieved Feeling wronged and upset about it.
4. Anguished In severe emotional pain; distressed.
5. Apathetic Lacking feeling or interest; emotionally flat.
6. Bereaved Grieving after the death of someone close.
7. Bitter Harboring resentment and grief; deeply hurt.
8. Bleak Hope-drained; grim and joyless.
9. Blue Mildly depressed; low in spirits.
10. Brokenhearted Overwhelmed by grief from loss or rejection.
11. Bummed Informally disappointed; feeling down.
12. Chagrined Embarrassed and upset; vexed by failure.
13. Cheerless Without cheer; gloomy and joyless.
14. Clipped Short and subdued in mood or tone.
15. Crestfallen Disappointed and dejected; spirits fallen.
16. Crushed Emotionally devastated; unable to cope.
17. Crying Tearful; on the verge of tears.
18. Deflated Disheartened; confidence and energy diminished.
19. Dejected Downcast; dispirited and low.
20. Demoralized Stripped of confidence and hope.
21. Depressed Persistently low mood; lacking interest or joy.
22. Desolate Utterly alone and miserable; devastated.
23. Despairing Feeling no hope; in despair.
24. Disconsolate Unable to be comforted; inconsolable.
25. Disheartened Discouraged; having lost confidence or hope.
26. Doleful Sorrowful in a heavy, mournful way.
27. Downcast Looking or feeling low and discouraged.
28. Downhearted Low in spirits; discouraged.
29. Dreary Dull and depressing; lacking brightness.
30. Dysphoric Uneasy, dissatisfied, or generally unhappy.
31. Elegaic Mournful, like an elegy; sorrow-tinged.
32. Empty Feeling hollow; emotionally drained or numb.
33. Forlorn Lonely and abandoned; pitifully unhappy.
34. Fretful Restless and worried; mildly distressed.
35. Funereal Grim and somber, like a funeral.
36. Gloomy Dark in mood; pessimistic and down.
37. Glum Quietly unhappy; sullenly down.
38. Grief-stricken Overwhelmed by grief; deeply mourning.
39. Grieving Experiencing sorrow, especially after a loss.
40. Haggard Worn and distressed from suffering or worry.
41. Heartbroken Deeply hurt; sorrowful from loss.
42. Heartsick Sick with sorrow; painfully longing.
43. Heavyhearted Weighted by sorrow; feeling burdened.
44. Hopeless Believing nothing will improve; despairing.
45. Hurt Emotionally wounded; feeling pain from harm.
46. In the dumps Informally depressed; feeling low.
47. Inconsolable Unable to be comforted or soothed.
48. Jaded Worn out; dulled by disappointment.
49. Jolted Shaken by bad news; emotionally rattled.
50. Joyless Without joy; lacking pleasure or delight.
51. Keen Sharply felt sorrow; intensely painful loss.
52. Lamenting Expressing grief or regret; mourning aloud.
53. Leaden Heavy and joyless; weighed down emotionally.
54. Listless Lacking energy, interest, or enthusiasm.
55. Lonely Feeling isolated; without companionship or support.
56. Low Not cheerful; emotionally down.
57. Lugubrious Mournful and gloomy, often overly so.
58. Melancholic Deeply pensive sadness; reflective gloom.
59. Miserable Very unhappy; wretched and uncomfortable.
60. Moping Brooding in gloom; lingering in low spirits.
61. Morose Sullen and gloomy; withdrawn and sour.
62. Mournful Full of sorrow; expressing grief.
63. Nostalgic Longing for the past with gentle sadness.
64. Numb Unable to feel; emotionally dulled.
65. Oppressed Weighed down by worry, sorrow, or hardship.
66. Out of sorts Not oneself; mildly unwell or unhappy.
67. Overcast Gloomy in mood; lacking brightness.
68. Pained Hurt emotionally; distressed and sorrowful.
69. Pathetic Arousing pity through misery or weakness.
70. Pensive Thoughtful, often with quiet sadness.
71. Pessimistic Expecting the worst; lacking hopeful outlook.
72. Pining Longing sadly for someone or something absent.
73. Pitiful Causing pity; wretched or sorrowful.
74. Quenched Spirit dulled; enthusiasm extinguished.
75. Raw Tender and exposed; painfully emotional.
76. Regretful Feeling sorrow about past actions or choices.
77. Remorseful Feeling deep guilt and sorrow for wrongdoing.
78. Resigned Accepting disappointment without protest; subdued.
79. Rueful Sorrowfully regretful; wryly remorseful.
80. Sapped Drained of strength or spirit; exhausted.
81. Shamefaced Feeling ashamed and downcast.
82. Shattered Emotionally broken; devastated beyond recovery.
83. Sick at heart Deeply distressed; heavy with sorrow.
84. Sorrowful Feeling or showing deep sadness.
85. Spent Completely exhausted; emotionally used up.
86. Spirits-lowered Mood diminished; less cheerful than usual.
87. Subdued Quieted and restrained; lacking liveliness.
88. Sullen Silent and gloomy; resentfully withdrawn.
89. Tearful Full of tears; likely to cry.
90. Tragic Marked by overwhelming sorrow or disaster.
91. Troubled Distressed or worried; emotionally unsettled.
92. Unhappy Not happy; displeased or sorrowful.
93. Unmoored Emotionally unsteady; lacking security or anchoring.
94. Unsettled Uneasy and disturbed; not at peace.
95. Upset Distressed; emotionally disturbed or troubled.
96. Wistful Yearning with gentle sadness; nostalgic.
97. Woebegone Looking miserable; steeped in woe.
98. Woeful Full of sorrow; very distressing.
99. Wretched Extremely unhappy; miserable and pitiable.
100. Yearning Longing deeply, often with sadness.
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