4
woeful(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
3
abandoned(adjective, depressed, bare, empty, desolate)
3
acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cold)
3
anguished(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, hopeless)
3
blackened
3
blank(adjective, barren)
3
blighted(adjective, barren)
3
blunt(adjective, severe)
3
brutal(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, cruel)
3
calamitous
3
caustic(adjective, severe)
3
cool(adjective, severe, keen, sharp, intense)
3
defeatist(noun, adjective, feelings, gloomy, emotions)
3
depressive(dull, dark, gloomy, boring, dim)
3
dire(dull, dark, gloomy)
3
discouraged(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
disheartened(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
3
dispirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
downcast(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
3
dry(adjective, severe)
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