sad meaning
UK /sæd/ US /sæd/ 1 syllable
sad (adjective): experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness.
sad has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
sad as an adjective
- experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
- feeling sad because his dog had died
- Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
Opposite: glad
Similar: bittersweet, doleful, heavyhearted, melancholy, pensive, tragic, tragicomic
Related forms: sadness
- of things that make you feel sad
- sad news
- she doesn't like sad movies
- it was a very sad story
- When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
Similar: sorrowful
Related forms: sadness
- bad; unfortunate
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
Synonyms: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sorry
Similar: bad
Related forms: sadness
How to pronounce sad
sad is pronounced /sæd/ in British English and /sæd/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with sad
Scrabble score: 4 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in AD · 3-letter words
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