Glad and Sorrowful

Opposite meaning words

Glad adjective - Experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight.

Usage example: the man was glad to see his old college buddies again, after so long an absence

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Sorrowful is an antonym for glad in happy topic.

Nearby Words: gladness, gladly, gladsome, Glady

Sorrowful adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: the cult seemed to be a sorrowful assemblage of emotionally scarred people seeking love and redemption

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Glad is an antonym for sorrowful in grieving topic.

Nearby Words: sorrow, sorrowed, sorrowing, sorrowfully

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Sorrowful and Glad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/glad/sorrowful

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