sadder; saddest
1
a
: affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast
b(1)
: causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing
sad news
(2)
: regrettable, deplorable
a sad relaxation of morals—
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c
: of little worth
2
: of a dull somber color
sadness
noun
seasonal affective disorder
Examples of sad in a Sentence
Adjective
He's feeling sad because his pet died.
People were sad that he was leaving.
The experience left her sadder but wiser.
Have you heard the sad news about his wife's illness?
It'll be a sad day when you leave us.
a movie with a sad ending
He lived a sad life.
The sad fact of the matter is that they are right.
The new version is a sad imitation of the original movie.
We needed more money but, sad to say, there wasn't any.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
My back hurt from that sad excuse for a chair (seriously, who designs dining chairs to feel like medieval torture devices?).
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Years later, during one of my deployments to Iraq, my brother shared the sad news that Slim had passed away from stomach cancer.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Fusing past and present and increasingly focused on Alpha’s junkie uncle (a tremendous Tahar Rahim), the film’s rumination on trauma, and the resurfacing of memory when a crisis threatens to repeat itself, is thundering and desperately sad.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Adjective
Stewart is still thanked by gay fans by creating such a rare, highly visible (albeit sad) representation.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
My back hurt from that sad excuse for a chair (seriously, who designs dining chairs to feel like medieval torture devices?).
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Years later, during one of my deployments to Iraq, my brother shared the sad news that Slim had passed away from stomach cancer.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Fusing past and present and increasingly focused on Alpha’s junkie uncle (a tremendous Tahar Rahim), the film’s rumination on trauma, and the resurfacing of memory when a crisis threatens to repeat itself, is thundering and desperately sad.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Sad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sad. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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sad
adjective
sadder; saddest
1
: filled with or expressing grief or unhappiness
sad songs
2
: causing grief or unhappiness : depressing
sad news
sadly
adverb
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