Sadly: Synonyms in English

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sadly:
- sadly; unhappily; lamentably; deplorably; woefully
sad:
- sad; sorrowful; plaintive; woeful; sorry; distressed; gloomy; sombre; pensive; triste; moody; wistful; cheerless; joyless; somber; dreary; grey; dull; drab; melancholic; nostalgic; full of worries; pitiful; deplorable; lamentable; distressing

English

Detailed Synonyms for sadly in English

sadly:

sadly adv

sadly

– in an unfortunate way ¹
sadly; unhappily
– in an unfortunate way ¹
- sadly adv
  - sadly he died before he could see his grandchild¹
- unhappily adv
sadly

– in an unfortunate or deplorable manner ¹
lamentably; deplorably; sadly; woefully
– in an unfortunate or deplorable manner ¹
- lamentably adv
- deplorably adv
- sadly adv
  - he was sadly neglected¹
- woefully adv
  - it was woefully inadequate¹
sadly

– with sadness; in a sad manner ¹
sadly
– with sadness; in a sad manner ¹
- sadly adv
  - `She died last night,' he said sadly¹

Alternate Synonyms for "sadly":

Antonyms for "sadly":

happily

Related Definitions for "sadly":

in an unfortunate way¹
- sadly he died before he could see his grandchild¹
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner¹
- he was sadly neglected¹
with sadness; in a sad manner¹
- `She died last night,' he said sadly¹

sad:

sad adj

sad
sad; sorrowful; plaintive; woeful; sorry
- sad adj
- sorrowful adj
- plaintive adj
- woeful adj
- sorry adj
sad
distressed; sad
- distressed adj
- sad adj
sad
gloomy; sad; sombre; pensive; triste; moody; wistful; cheerless; joyless; somber
- gloomy adj
- sad adj
- sombre adj, British
- pensive adj
- triste adj
- moody adj
- wistful adj
- cheerless adj
- joyless adj
- somber adj, American
sad
dreary; gloomy; sad; grey; cheerless; joyless; dull; drab
- dreary adj
- gloomy adj
- sad adj
- grey adj
- cheerless adj
- joyless adj
- dull adj
- drab adj
sad
sad
- sad adj
sad
melancholic; nostalgic; wistful; sad; pensive
- melancholic adj
- nostalgic adj
- wistful adj
- sad adj
- pensive adj
sad
full of worries; sad
- full of worries adj
- sad adj
sad
melancholic; sad; wistful
- melancholic adj
- sad adj
- wistful adj
sad

– bad; unfortunate ¹
sad; sorry; pitiful; deplorable; lamentable; distressing
– bad; unfortunate ¹
- sad adj
  - her clothes were in sad shape¹
- sorry adj
  - a sorry state of affairs¹
- pitiful adj
- deplorable adj
  - my finances were in a deplorable state¹
- lamentable adj
  - a lamentable decision¹
- distressing adj
sad

– experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness ¹
sad
– experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness ¹
- sad adj
  - feeling sad because his dog had died¹
  - Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad¹
sad

– of things that make you feel sad ¹
sad
– of things that make you feel sad ¹
- sad adj
  - sad news¹
  - she doesn't like sad movies¹
  - it was a very sad story¹
  - When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me¹

Related Words for "sad":

sadness, sadder, saddest, sadly

Alternate Synonyms for "sad":

bittersweet; depressing; depressive; gloomy; saddening; doleful; mournful; heavyhearted; melancholy; melancholic; pensive; wistful; tragic; tragical; tragicomic; tragicomical
sorrowful
deplorable; distressing; lamentable; pitiful; sorry; bad

Antonyms for "sad":

glad

Related Definitions for "sad":

bad; unfortunate¹
- her clothes were in sad shape¹
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness¹
- feeling sad because his dog had died¹
- Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad¹
of things that make you feel sad¹
- sad news¹
- she doesn't like sad movies¹
- it was a very sad story¹
- When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me¹

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