Thesaurus:be sad

Thesaurus

be sad

English

Verb

Sense: to experience sadness

Synonyms

• aggrieve (obsolete)
• besorrow
• condole (obsolete)
• engrieve (archaic)
• erme (obsolete)
• gloom
• grieve
• grieven
• lament    [⇒ thesaurus]
• moan (poetic)
• mourn
• regret
• rue (archaic)
• sigh
• sorrow
• wayment (obsolete)
• yearn (obsolete)

Antonyms

• exult
• rejoice

Hyponyms

• despair
• despond
• get a sad on (dated, UK, slang)
• mope
• pity    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pout
• sadden    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sigh
• sulk
• unhappy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• wail
• weep    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• experience    [⇒ thesaurus]
• feel    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:lament (transitive verb)
• Thesaurus:sad (adjective)
• Thesaurus:sadden (transitive verb)

Further reading

• “837. dejection” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “be sad” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.