sadder
Lower in spirits
Sadder is the comparative form of sad, indicating a greater degree of unhappiness or sorrow than something else.
She seemed sadder after reading the letter than before.
The word applies to both people experiencing deeper grief and to situations that evoke more melancholy: a sadder ending than the original version.
Like other comparative adjectives, it typically appears with than or in contexts where comparison is implied.
emotional
Comparative of sadness
grief
Period following loss
- lossBeing without something
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- keeningVocal mourning for dead
remembrance · condolences · widow · orphan · shiva · memorial
bluer
Comparative of sadness
mourning
Period following loss
- lossBeing without something
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
keening · remembrance · condolences · widow · orphan · shiva · memorial
- comparisoncomparative, contrast, superlative, matching, positive
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor