52
dismal(adjective, upset, dull, mean, light)
49
gloomy(noun, adjective, person, dull, bad)
44
sad(adjective, unhappy, depressed, depressing, dark)
42
melancholy(noun, adjective, person, dull, bad)
34
mournful(adjective, person, dull, mean, blue)
33
unhappy(noun, adjective, person, dull, bad)
32
dreary(adjective, dull, bad, light, blue)
31
forlorn(noun, adjective, person, dull, bad)
31
joyless(noun, adjective, dull, mean, light)
30
disconsolate(noun, adjective, dull, bad, blue)
29
depressed(noun, adjective, person, dull, bad)
29
despondent(noun, adjective, dull, bad, blue)
28
miserable(adjective, person, dull, mean, bad)
28
morose(adjective, person, dull, bad, blue)
27
dark(adjective, dull, bad, light, low)
27
woebegone(adjective, person, blue, sad, unhappy)
26
dejected(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
26
somber(adjective, person, light, blue, happy)
24
depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, happy)
24
glum(noun, adjective, person, light, happy)
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