saddening

The word “saddening” has 3 syllables: sad-den-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈsædənɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for saddening?

In the thesaurus, “saddening” has 193 synonyms and 86 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for saddening along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for saddening

acheronian
acherontic
aching
achy
affecting
afflicting
afflictive
agitating
agonizing
ailing
arduous
awful
bad
beefing
bellyaching
biting
black
bleak
blue
bothering
burdening
burning
calamitous
cantankerous
caustic
cheerless
cold
comfortless
concerning
crabby
cranky
crushing
dark
dashing
daunting
dejected
dejecting
demoralizing
deplorable
depressant
depressed
depressing
depressive
desolate
despondent
destroyed
difficult
dire
disagreeable
disastrous
discomforting
discomposing
disconsolate
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
dismaying
dispirited
dispiriting
disquieting
distasteful
distressful
distressing
disturbing
doleful
dolorous
down
down and out
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
downbeat
downcast
downhearted
drab
dragged
dreadful
drear
dreary
droopy
dull
dusky
excruciating
exercising
extreme
extremely bad
funereal
getting down
gloomy
glum
grave
grief-stricken
grievous
grim
grousing
grumpy
hapless
hard
harrowing
have the blahs
heart-rending
heart-wrenching
heartbreaking
heartrending
heavy
heavy-hearted
hopeless
hurtful
hurting
in blue funk
inflamed
irritated
joyless
laborious
lachrymose
lamentable
lamenting
low
low-spirited
lugubrious
melancholic
melancholy
mirthless
miserable
moody
moony
mopey
morose
mournful
moving
nagging
oppressing
oppressive
out of sorts
pathetic
pensive
perturbing
piercing
piteous
pitiable
pitiful
poignant
raw
regrettable
rueful
sad
saddened
sensitive
serious
severe
shabby
sharp
smarting
somber
sore
sorrowful
sorry
stinging
tear-jerking
tearful
teary
tedious
tender
tenebrific
terrible
throbbing
tormenting
torn-up
torturing
touching
tragic
trite
troublesome
troubling
trying
uncomfortable
undoing
unfortunate
unhappy
unhinging
unnerving
unpleasant
unsatisfactory
unsettling
upsetting
vexatious
wailing
weighing down
wet blanket
wistful
woebegone
woeful
worrying
wretched

Antonyms for saddening

above
advantageous
agreeable
animated
animating
assuring
bland
blessed
boosting
bright
brightening
buoying
calm
cheerful
cheering
cheery
clear
comforting
consoling
content
decent
delighted
delightful
delighting
easy
elated
elating
elevating
encouraged
encouraging
enjoyable
enlivening
exciting
exhilarating
experienced
facile
fortunate
friendly
gay
glad
gladdening
good
gratifying
great
happy
healthy
heartened
heartening
heartwarming
helpful
hopeful
inspiring
invigorating
joyful
kind
lifting
light
lightening
lively
low
lucky
mild
moderate
nice
painless
pleasant
pleasing
pleasurable
reassuring
rejoicing
right
satisfying
simple
solacing
soothing
sparkling
stimulating
stirring
sunny
thrilling
unaffecting
unfeeling
uplifting
vivacious
welcome
wonderful

Meanings of saddening

verb
1. To make sad or unhappy.
2. To become sad or unhappy.
3. To darken a color during dyeing.
4. To render heavy or cohesive.
noun
1. The darkening of a colour during dyeing.
adjective
1. Causing sadness.

Example Sentences

The constant bad news is truly saddening for everyone.
Witnessing the destruction of nature is always saddening.
The prolonged illness of a loved one can be emotionally saddening.
The increasing divide in society is deeply saddening.
The loss of innocent lives in the tragedy is undeniably saddening.

On this page you'll find 279 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to saddening, such as: above, acheronian, acherontic, aching, achy, advantageous, affecting.

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