Practice: sad

Test your knowledge of stronger alternatives for "sad".

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.
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Boring sentence
She was sad about the news, and the emotional distress made her agitated and close to crying.

She was ____ about the news, and the emotional distress made her agitated and close to crying.