sadden up

verb

To become or make (something) sad.

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dejectdepressaggrievebesorrowcondoledarkenengrieveerme
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Meanings

verbsadden up (third-person singular simple present saddens up, present participle saddening up, simple past and past participle saddened up)

present singular third person saddens up · participle present saddening up · participle past saddened up · past saddened up

  1. intransitiveraretransitiveTo become or make (something) sad.

    Synonyms: deject, depress, aggrieve, besorrow, condole, darken, engrieve, erme

  2. raretransitiveTo make (something) gloomy, depressing or sadness-inducing.

    Synonyms: begloom, darken, gloom

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become or make (something) sad.

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dejectdepressaggrievebesorrowcondoledarkenengrieveermegloomgrievegrievenbleedlamentmoanmournremorserepentregretruesigh

verbTo make (something) gloomy, depressing or sadness-inducing.

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begloomdarkengloom
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APA

sadden up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadden%20up

MLA

“sadden up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadden%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sadden up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sadden%20up.

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