sad

• "feeling sad because his dog had died"
• "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad- Christina Rossetti"

• "sad news"
• "she doesn't like sad movies"
• "it was a very sad story"
• "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me- Christina Rossetti"

• "unfortunate"
• "my finances were in a deplorable state"
• "a lamentable decision"
• "her clothes were in sad shape"
• "a sorry state of affairs"

Synonyms

• deplorablebad; of very poor quality or condition; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
• distressingcausing distress or worry or anxiety; bad
• lamentablebad
• pitifulinspiring mixed contempt and pity; bad; deserving or inciting pity
• sorryfeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; bad; without merit; causing dejection