SADDENING Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in sad

causing unhappiness the saddening discovery that something is threatening the birds in the area

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saddening

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verb

present participle of sadden

as in depressing

to make sad the arrival of winter always saddens me

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Adjective

After a few training montages and a brief interview with facility manager Didi (Stephanie Beatriz), Charles moves into Pacific View to begin the process of meeting the staff and fellow residents, who are variously enthusiastic and sad, bored and over-programmed, lonely and horny.

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Last year, Ficklin was feeling a little sad and anxious about moving out of her family’s home of 23 years.

Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024

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