| piteous(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful) |
| regretful(sad, mournful, grief-stricken) |
| regretfully(adverb, sadly, unhappily) |
| rueful(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful) |
| ruthful(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful) |
| sadly(adverb, unhappily, regretfully) |
| sick at heart(expression, sad, painful, distressing, sorry) |
| singing the blues(expression, sad, painful, distressing, sorry) |
| somber(sad, sorrowful) |
| sorrowfully(adverb, sadly, unhappily) |
| sorrowing(sad, mournful, grief-stricken) |
| sorry(sad, painful, distressing, mournful, grief-stricken) |
| tear-jerking(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful) |
| tearful(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful) |
| tormented |
| troubled(sad, mournful, grief-stricken) |
| unhappily(adverb, sadly) |
| unhappy(sad, mournful, grief-stricken) |
| weepingly(adverb, sadly, unhappily, regretfully) |
| with regret(expression, adverb, sadly) |