7
unlucky(adjective, black, warning, threatening, menacing)
6
cancerous(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
6
disturbing(adjective, harmful, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
6
dreary(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
6
eerie(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
fateful(adjective, black, harmful, threatening, menacing)
6
foul(adjective, malevolent)
6
hateful(adjective, mean, nasty, negative, vicious)
6
hostile(adjective, nasty, dark, gloomy, negative)
6
lowering(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
mean(adjective, nasty, wicked, hateful, unkind)
6
nocuous(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, unfavorable)
6
somber(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
5
atrocious(adjective, evil, awful, terrible, dreadful)
5
dour(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
fearful(adjective, awful, terrible, dreadful, warning)
5
lugubrious(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
5
presageful(adjective, awful, fear, critical, black)
5
spiteful(adjective, mean, evil, nasty, negative)
5
unhealthy(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, destructive)
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