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2 : causing sorrow

3 : DULL, SOMBER

Synonyms

[1] bad, blue, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, down, downcast, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woeful, wretched; also aggrieved, distressed, troubled; despairing, hopeless; disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited; suicidal; dolorous, lugubrious, plaintive, tearful; regretful, rueful; grieving, wailing, weeping; black, bleak, cheerless, dark, darkening, depressing, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, funereal, gray, morbid, morose, murky, saturnine, somber, sullen

Antonyms

cheerful, chipper, glad, happy, joyful, joyous, sunny, upbeat

[2] depressing, dismal, dreary, heartbreaking, melancholy, pathetic, sorry, tearful; also discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, perturbing; affecting, moving, poignant, touching; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting

Antonyms

cheering, cheery, glad, happy

sad·den verb : to make or become sad

Synonyms

burden, depress, oppress—more at DEPRESS

1saddle noun : a usu. padded leather-covered seat (as for a rider on horseback)

2saddle verb sad·dled; sad·dling 1 : to put a saddle on

2 : to place a burden or encumbrance upon : BURDEN

Synonyms

burden, encumber, load, lumber, weight—more at LOAD

sad·dle·bow noun : the arch in the front of a saddle

saddle horse noun : a horse suited for or trained for riding

Sad·du·cee noun : a member of an ancient Jewish sect consisting of a ruling class of priests and rejecting certain doctrines

— Sad·du·ce·an adjective

sad·iron noun : a flatiron with a removable handle

sa·dism noun 1 : a sexual perversion in which gratification is obtained by inflicting physical or mental pain on others

2 : delight in physical or mental cruelty; also : excessive cruelty

— sa·dist noun

Synonyms

barbarity, brutality, cruelty, inhumanity, savagery, viciousness, wantonness—more at CRUELTY

sa·dis·tic adjective : of or characterized by sadism

— sa·dis·ti·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

barbarous, brutal, cruel, heartless, inhumane, savage, vicious, wanton—more at CRUEL

sad·ly adverb : in a sad manner or way

Synonyms

agonizingly, bitterly, grievously, hard, hardly, sorrowfully, unhappily, woefully, wretchedly—more at HARD

sad·ness noun : the quality or state of being sad : an instance (as a mood or an appearance) of being sad

Synonyms

blues, dejection, depression, desolation, despondency, doldrums, dumps, forlornness, gloom, heartsickness, melancholy; also melancholia, self-pity; anguish, dolor, grief, sorrow; mournfulness; agony, distress, pain; misery, woe, wretchedness; discouragement; moodiness; hopelessness, despair, desperation; boredom, ennui, tedium

Antonyms

elation, euphoria, exuberance, gladness, happiness, joy, joyousness, jubilation

SAE abbreviation 1 self-addressed envelope

2 Society of Automotive Engineers

3 stamped addressed envelope

sa·fa·ri noun [ORIGIN: Swahili, trip, fr. Ar safarī of a trip]

1 : a hunting expedition esp. in eastern Africa

2 : JOURNEY, TRIP

1safe adjective saf·er; saf·est 1 : free from harm or risk

2 : secure from danger or loss

3 : affording safety

4 : not likely to take risks; also : RELIABLE

5 : not threatening danger

— safe·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] all right, alright, secure; also hale, healthy, intact, sound, well, whole; uninjured, unscathed

Antonyms

endangered, imperiled, insecure, liable, threatened, unsafe, vulnerable

[4] dependable, good, reliable, responsible, solid, steady, sure, tried, true, trustworthy—more at DEPENDABLE

[5] harmless, innocent, innocuous, white—more at HARMLESS

2safe noun : a container for keeping articles (as valuables) safe

safe–con·duct noun : a pass permitting a person to go through enemy lines

1safeguard noun : a measure or device for preventing accident

Synonyms

aegis, armor, cover, defense, guard, protection, screen, security, shield, wall, ward—more at DEFENSE