140 entries under sad topic. ×

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heartbroken(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, sorrowful)
7
disheartened(adjective, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
7
downbeat(noun, adjective, person, blue)
7
inconsolable(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
7
low(adjective, person, mean, bad, blue)
6
anguished(adjective, miserable, wretched, discontent)
6
dim(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
6
distressing(adjective, mean, low, pain)
6
heavyhearted(unhappy, miserable)
6
in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, unhappy)
6
lamentable(adjective, mean, low, pain)
6
lonely(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
6
mirthless(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
6
morbid(adjective, dull, unhappy, gloomy)
6
pitiable(adjective, mean, low, pain)
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rueful(adjective, blue, pain, depression)
6
spiritless(adjective, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
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desperate(adjective, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
5
grievous(adjective, mean, low, pain)
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hurting(adjective, bad, blue, low)
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