6
morbid(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
6
overcast(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
pitiable(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
6
rueful(adjective, blue, sad, pain, depression)
6
spiritless(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
6
sulky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
tenebrous(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
cloudy(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
deplorable(adjective, mean, low, pain, wretched)
5
desperate(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
5
drear
5
gray(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
5
grievous(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
5
hurting(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
5
melancholic(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, depression)
5
pathetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
5
soul-crushing
5
sour(adjective, sadness, gloom, discontent, unclear)
5
tragic(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
5
troubled(adjective, bad, rough, sad, unhappy)
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