as in sad
feeling unhappiness
we were all saddened when our minister retired
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as in depressed
to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of saddened
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Very surprised and very saddened.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Community members told the outlet they were saddened over the victims’ deaths.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
In a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, the company said it was deeply saddened by Thompson's death.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
That saddened me, because Sam was great for the part.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
We are deeply saddened by these events.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Like all who knew and loved him, I too am saddened by his death, yet also so very grateful to have known him in my life.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Very surprised and very saddened.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Community members told the outlet they were saddened over the victims’ deaths.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who heads a subcommittee on aviation, said she was saddened about Whitaker's departure and praised his oversight of Boeing.
—Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
In a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter, the company said it was deeply saddened by Thompson's death.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
That saddened me, because Sam was great for the part.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
We are deeply saddened by these events.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
Adjective
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The sad reality is that Lucky really hasn't had all that much luck in his life to date.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Collins, who has previously celebrated the unique pleasures of the early dinner, finds something to like about lunch in all its guises—the power lunch, the liquid lunch, even the sad desk lunch.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Ak’s heartbroken family are still reeling from her death.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Faced with no other option, the heartbroken family surrendered Draco to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC), despite having loved and raised him for over five years.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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That's become a new line of attack for the Trump administration, which is already unhappy with the Fed for not moving more aggressively to lower interest rates.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Speculation is that Ferrari is unhappy with Vasseur's performance, although these rumors have been shut down by Vasseur, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Too little could leave you feeling down and even depressed.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Francis was depressed and couldn’t get out of bed for months, and in July 1976, a jury awarded her $2.6 million, finding the Howard Johnson chain responsible for her unsafe room.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
Verb
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The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Overall, the stock market had a strong 2024, even as Americans worried about the economy.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Hunting Wives begins with a pretty basic soap opera premise: Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) has just moved from Boston—sorry, Cambridge, where the show keeps reminding us Harvard is—to small-town Texas for her husband Graham’s (Evan Jonigkeit) new job.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 July 2025
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And so his hand was basically forced to be like, ‘Oh, sorry, my bandmember has serious mental-health problems.—
William Earl,
Variety,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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For now, this is DeVries on the job: intent but measured, teeth ready to clamp down on his tongue, establishing standards while also very much trying to make sure his team isn’t miserable from the beginning.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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His Panthers opened the season with two miserable losses, complete with booing from fans in the home opener, and the 23-year-old soon became the first quarterback selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl era to be benched for non-injury reasons.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
7 July 2025
Verb
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If your partner feels burdened, offer to offload some of their tasks.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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The films were burdened from the start by the impossible task of adding depth to a character whose entire personality amounted to his ability to run really, really fast.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Saddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddened. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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