saddening
How many syllables in saddening?
There are 3 syllables in the word saddening.How to pronounce saddening:
Synonyms for saddening:
depressing
dismal
disturbing
dreary
heartbreaking
melancholy
mournful
pathetic
sad
sorry
tearful
teary
unfortunate
Antonyms for saddening:
airy
animated
blessed
blissful
blithe
blithesome
breezy
bright
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
bubbly
buoyant
buoyed
carefree
cheerful
cheering
cheery
chipper
chirpy
cock-a-hoop
comforting
content
contented
delighted
delightful
ebullient
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Light syllables, having short vowels and no ending consonant, often occur in unstressed positions in polysyllabic words.
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