I. noun
Synonyms: sadness , blues, dejection, depression, (the) dismals, dumps, gloom, heavyheartedness, mournfulness, unhappiness
Related Word: miserableness, misery, wretchedness; despair, desperation; boredom, ennui, tedium
Contrasted words: hopefulness, optimism
Antonyms: exhilaration
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: sad 1, heavyhearted, mournful, saddened, sorry, unhappy
2.
expressing or suggesting sorrow or mourning
the gloomy day led him to a melancholy train of thought
Synonyms: doleful, dolesome, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, moanful, mournful, plaintive, rueful, sighful, sorrowful, wailful, woeful; compare sad 1, sad 2
Related Word: pensive, reflective, thoughtful; discomposing, disquieting, disturbing, perturbing; dismal, dreary, funereal, gloomy, lachrymose, somber, sombrous
Contrasted words: cheerful, glad, happy, joyful, joyous, lighthearted; gay, lively, vivacious
3.
Synonyms: sad 2, depressing, joyless, melancholic, mournful, saddening, triste