22
lachrymose(noun, adjective, upset, happy, sad)
18
mournful(adjective, upset, bad, sad, sorrow)
18
sorrowful(adjective, upset, bad, sad, sorrow)
16
sad(adjective, upset, bad, sorrow, suffer)
14
miserable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
14
sentimental(adjective, soft, sad, sweet, emotional)
13
dolorous(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
13
weepy(adjective, upset, soft, happy, sad)
12
whiny
11
teary(adjective, upset, happy, sad, sorrow)
11
weeping(verb, adjective, upset, happy, sad)
11
lamentable(adjective, upset, bad, sad, sorrow)
10
unhappy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
10
very upset
10
woeful(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
9
disconsolate(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
9
doleful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
9
grievous(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
9
rueful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
8
gloomy(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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