/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of saddening Find synonyms for: Verb1. sadden, affect, impress, move, strikeusage: make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"2. sadden, feel, experienceusage: come to feel sadWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effervescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language