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Synonyms of sadden

46 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for sadden is upset. Other synonyms of sadden are depress, oppress, desolate, deject and dispirit. The opposite of sadden is gladden.

Synonyms and similar words for sadden

verbTo make sad or unhappy.

  • dejectMake sad or dispirited.
  • depressTo make depressed, sad or bored.

verbTo become sad or unhappy.

  • get a sad onTo become sad.
  • unhappyTo make or become unhappy; to sadden.
  • besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
  • darkenTo render gloomy, darker in mood.
  • gloom
  • grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.
  • grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
  • bleed
  • lament
  • moan poeticTo distress (someone); to sadden.
  • mourn
  • remorseTo experience remorse or sorrow; to regret.
  • repent
  • regret
  • sigh
  • sorrow
  • aggrieve obsoleteTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
  • condole obsolete
  • engrieve archaicTo cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
  • erme obsoleteTo grieve; to feel sad.
  • rue archaicTo cause to feel sorrow or pity.
  • wayment obsoleteTo lament.
  • yearn obsolete

verbTo darken a color during dyeing.

verbTo render heavy, hard, or cohesive; to compress or thicken.

verbMore synonyms

  • pain
  • bring downTo make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
  • come down onTo cause melancholy in (someone).
  • dashTo dishearten; to sadden.
  • desolateTo make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
  • dispiritTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
  • forset UK, dialectalTo upset; hinder.
  • get downTo depress; discourage; fatigue.
  • oppressTo make sad or gloomy.
  • sadden upTo become or make (something) sad.
  • ungladdenTo take the gladness from.
  • upsetTo make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
  • attrist archaicTo sadden; to make sad.
  • begloom archaicTo sadden.
  • begrieve archaicTo cause grief or grieving.
  • contristate obsoleteTo make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
  • tristitiate obsoleteTo sadden.

Opposite of sadden

verbMore antonyms

Meaning of sadden

  1. verb To make sad or unhappy.
  2. verb To become sad or unhappy.
  3. verb To darken a color during dyeing.

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Questions about synonyms of sadden

What is another word for sadden?
Sadden has 46 synonyms on Word.ws, such as upset, depress, oppress, desolate, deject, dispirit, dash and pain.
What is the opposite of sadden?
The opposite of sadden is gladden.
What does sadden mean?
Sadden means to make sad or unhappy.

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