54 entries under grim topic. ×

10
deplorable(adjective, sad, awful, terrible)
9
repellent(adjective, evil, unpleasant, base, awful)
3
lamentable(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
3
scandalous(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
2
eerie(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
2
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
unnatural(awful, shocking, upsetting, outrageous)
1
funereal(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, unreasonable)
1
haggard(awful, shocking, pale, upsetting)
1
heartbreaking(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
1
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful)
1
sepulchral(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, unreasonable)
1
sorrowful(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
1
wraithlike(awful, shocking, upsetting, frightening)
0
anemic(awful, shocking, upsetting, frightening)
0
anguished(sad, unhappy, awful, sorrowful)
0
ashen(awful, shocking, upsetting, frightening)
0
bloodless(awful, shocking, upsetting, frightening)
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