80 entries under sorrowful topic. ×

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unhappy(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, melancholy)
15
distressed(noun, verb, adjective, upset, hurt)
15
miserable(adjective, rough, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
14
depressed(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, melancholy)
14
mournful(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, miserable)
14
sad(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, miserable)
13
afflicted(verb, adjective, upset, sad, unhappy)
11
disconsolate(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, melancholy)
11
doleful(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, miserable)
11
forlorn(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, melancholy)
9
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, miserable)
7
cheerless(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, discontent)
7
gloomy(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
6
agonized(verb, adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
6
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched)
6
lugubrious(adjective, miserable, wretched)
6
melancholy(adjective, miserable, wretched, hopeless)
6
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
5
dispirited(adjective, miserable, wretched, hopeless)
5
grim(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, miserable)
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