/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of sadness Find synonyms for: Noun1. sadness, unhappiness, feelingusage: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being2. sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, unhappinessusage: the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness"3. gloominess, lugubriousness, sadness, uncheerfulnessusage: the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulnessWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: labyrinth Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language