20 entries under awful topic. ×

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disastrous(adjective, help, sad, unhappy)
25
ruinous(adjective, help, terrible, painful)
21
calamitous(adjective, help, sad, unhappy)
20
cataclysmic(adjective, help, terrible, miserable)
14
dire(adjective, terrible, miserable, painful)
11
unfortunate(adjective, sad, terrible, miserable)
10
deadly(adjective, sad, painful, suffering)
9
grievous(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
8
terrible(adjective, sad, unhappy, dreadful)
5
dreadful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
5
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
4
distressing(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
3
appalling(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
3
deplorable(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
3
lamentable(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
2
heartbreaking(sad, unhappy, terrible, dreadful)
2
shocking(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible)
1
ominous(terrible, miserable, wretched, grave)
0
gloomy(sad, unhappy, terrible, sorrowful)
0
grim(sad, unhappy, terrible, sorrowful)
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