Difference between Sad and Wistful

SAD vs WISTFUL: NOUN

Bad; unfortunate
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness.
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing.
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry.
Dark-hued; somber.
Of things that make you feel sad
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
Appearing sorrowful.
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Dignified, serious, grave.
Steadfast, valiant.
Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Heavy bread.
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow.
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

Heavy; weighty; ponderous.
Firm; solid; fixed.
Close; compact; hard; stiff; not light or soft.
Heavy; soggy; doughy; that has not risen well: as, sad bread.
Weighty; important; momentous.
Strong; stout: said of a person or an animal.
Settled; fixed; resolute.
Steadfast; constant; trusty; faithful.
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Sorrowful; melancholy; mournful; dejected.
Expressing or marked by sorrow or melancholy.
Having the external appearance of sorrow; gloomy; downcast: as, a sad countenance.
Distressing; grievous; disastrous: as, a sad accident; a sad disappointment.
Troublesome; trying; bad; wicked: sometimes used jocularly: as, a sad grumbler; a sad rogue.
Dark; somber; sober; quiet: applied to color: as, a sad brown.
Dire, deplorable.
Depressed, cheerless, desponding, disconsolate.
Sober; serious; grave; sedate; discreet; responsible; wise; sage.
To sadden; make sorrowful; grieve.
To strengthen; establish; confirm.
To make firm.
Closely; firmly: as, to lie sad.
Bad
Unfortunate
Soberly; prudently; discreetly.
Strongly; stiffly.
Full; having had one's fill; sated; surfeited; hence, satiated; wearied; tired; sick.

Bad, Miserable, Mournful, Deplorable, Melancholy, Pitiful, Lamentable, Sadden, Sorrowful, Depressing, Bittersweet, Tragic, Sorry, Distressing, Saddening

Wry, Introspective, Morose, Plaintive, Elegiac, Poignant, Dreamy, Rueful, Mournful, Nostalgic, Melancholic, Melancholy, Sad, Yearning, Pensive

Bad, Miserable, Mournful, Deplorable, Melancholy, Pitiful, Lamentable, Sadden, Sorrowful, Depressing, Bittersweet, Tragic, Sorry, Distressing, Saddening

Wry, Introspective, Morose, Plaintive, Elegiac, Poignant, Dreamy, Rueful, Mournful, Nostalgic, Melancholic, Melancholy, Sad, Yearning, Pensive

When Jessica feels sad, she likes to listen to sad songs, which somehow helps her feel better.
And so these terrible accidents were happening, horrible sad, sad accidents.
Sad, so sad that American Congress, Senate and Presidents did allow these horrific acts to be unleashed on Africans during slavery.
Prisoners sad, he asked them, why is your face more sad than ordinary?
Why do people listen to sad songs when they are sad?
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Eating the SAD diet literally makes you sad.
He should be sad because she was sad.
The sad sad news about Kidd Kraddick is shocking.
Mix of malayalam sad love quotes, sad friendship quotes and sad life quotes.

She allowed herself a small wistful smile and sighed affectionately.
Creepy, sweet and wistful all at the same time.
Elan explained, the wistful look back in full force.
Madeline spoke in soft and wistful tones, tearfully smiling.
She looks down at his ring, somewhat wistful.
With those enormous dead eyes and wistful stare?
The wistful rock band Film School also plays.
On the contrary: just like his wistful realities.
We might feel a little awkward or wistful.
Jolly wistful painting animal crossing: new horizons is a legitimate and forged Wistful painting in Animal Crossing is an editor at Rant!