12
dismal(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
12
painful(adjective, hard, rough, tender, pain)
11
grievous(adjective, bad, rough, sad, tender)
11
sore(adjective, tender, pain, raw, painful)
10
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
10
distressing(adjective, rough, tender, pain, unpleasant)
10
lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
9
mournful(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
8
dreary(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
8
sad(adjective, bad, pain, sorrow, suffer)
8
sorrowful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
dolorous(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, miserable)
7
grave(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
hurtful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, pain)
7
lugubrious(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
regrettable(adjective, wrong, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
rueful(adjective, bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
6
aching(adjective, tender, pain, cruel, raw)
6
bitter(adjective, hard, rough, offensive, unpleasant)
6
doleful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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