Saddening
Pronunciation of Saddening
/sˈadənɪŋ/, /sˈadənɪŋ/, /s_ˈa_d_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ/
Antonyms for saddening:
Synonyms for saddening:
Other synonyms and related words:
drear, mournful, melancholy, dismal, teary, heartbreaking, dreary, sorry, pathetic.
saddening (noun)
Usage examples for saddening:
- I will permit myself one quotation before I conclude, which is surely saddening in its significance in the view of after events. - "Oscar Wilde", Leonard Cresswell Ingleby.
- Naturally his glance at the loss to Henrietta of the greatest prize of the matrimonial market of all Europe and America was vexing and saddening. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
- The scenes grew more saddening as they neared their journey's end, and could recognize, in the ruined houses and plantations, the wrecks of the former happy homes of friends and neighbors. - "Elsie's Womanhood", Martha Finley.