Affecting
Sad
Sad adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Usage example: the sad news about our uncle's death made my father cry
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A Hard Day's Night had a praised sequence in which Ringo Starr had an affecting performance as a sad clown, but Ringo was not so much acting as he was hung over and so his miserable air was real.
Source: Sad Clown
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Sad and Affecting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/sad
Affecting & Sad. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/sad>.
Sad or Affecting. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affecting/sad.
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