| brisk(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| cloudy(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy) |
| downhearted(noun, adjective, blue, low, sad) |
| frosty(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| gelid(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| glacial(adjective, cool, severe, keen, sharp) |
| heavy(cruel, miserable, depressing, domineering, cheerless) |
| inauspicious(noun, adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable) |
| low(adjective, person, blue, sad, unhappy) |
| overcast(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy) |
| rigorous(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel) |
| saddening(sad, dark, miserable, dim, depressing) |
| saturnine |
| scanty(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |
| short(adjective, severe, poor, small, insignificant) |
| sinister(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark) |
| spare(adjective, simple, severe, thin, grim) |
| threatening |
| unhopeful(gloomy, pessimistic) |
| unpromising(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |