66 entries under hopeless topic. ×

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oppressive(adjective, dull, severe, obscure, sad)
8
despairing(noun, adjective, sad, feelings, miserable)
8
glum(noun, adjective, person, dull, light)
8
morose(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
5
cynical(noun, adjective, feelings, miserable, negative)
5
dejected(noun, adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
5
desperate
5
dispiriting(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy, dark)
5
distressing(adjective, tough, severe, obscure, harsh)
5
doleful(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
5
stern(adjective, appearance, tough, severe, harsh)
4
downhearted(noun, adjective, blue, low, sad)
4
sinister(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark)
3
anguished(adjective, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
3
discouraged(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
disheartened(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
dispirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
3
ominous(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark)
3
spiritless(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
foreboding(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark)
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