Sad story synonyms | nouns

Synonyms for Sad story as a Noun

• tearjerker
• sob story
• sentimental story
• tale of woe
• weepie
• drama
• tragedy
• comedy
• farce
• melodrama
• play
• production
• scene
• show
• theater
• broadway
• boards
• climax
• dramatization
• dramatisation
• dramaturgy
• footlights
• showmanship
• stagecraft
• theatricals
• vehicle
• dramatic art
• histrionic art
• show business
• stage show
• tear-jerker
• thespian art
• hard-luck story
• sorry tale
• emotional appeal
• hardship tale
• heartbreaker
• human interest
• maudlin plea
• pathos
• schmaltz
• sentimentalism