Sadness : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with S > Sadness

Looking for words with meaning close to 'sadness': discover synonyms for the word sadness, such as sorrow or sorrowfulness.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as sadness. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": sorrow and sorrowfulness.


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Synonyms for sadness sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for sadness Degree of synonymy of sadness Frequency in the language
sorrow
   39995 6.86  
sorrowfulness
   39995  
unhappiness
   39978 1.16  
woe
   29995 2.33  
heartache
   29995 1.45  
grieving
   29995 2.73  
grieve
   29995 2.20  
grief
   29995 10.82  
mourning
   29994 3.43  
dismay
   29994 0.45  
misery
   29994 10.31  
bitterness
   29993 1.41  
doom
   29993 5.61  
anguish
   29992 2.16  
pity
   29992 23.51  
distress
   29992 7.27  
distressing
   29992 0.82  
suffering
   29991 19.43  
pain
   29991 97.94  
consternation
   29989 0.14  

Lexical field of "sadness"

sorrow
sorrowfulness
unhappiness
woe
heartache
grieving
grieve
grief
mourning
dismay
misery
bitterness
doom
anguish
pity
distress
distressing
suffering
pain
consternation
gloom
spite
trouble
disappointment
regret
unhappy
heaviness
emotion
condolence
sympathy
penalty
weigh
remembrance
tragedy
heart
saddened
despair
dejection
loneliness
heartbreak
hopelessness
melancholy
heartsickness
wistfulness
anger
elation
helplessness
mournfulness
angst
frustration