| heavy(adjective, cruel, miserable, domineering, cheerless) |
| murky(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy) |
| oppressive(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh) |
| pathetic(adjective, pain) |
| piteous(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, miserable) |
| pitiable(adjective, pain) |
| rueful(adjective, blue, sad, pain, depression) |
| soul-crushing |
| affecting |
| calamitous |
| cold(sad, harsh, dark, miserable, dim) |
| cringeworthy(adjective, depression, sadness, down, woe) |
| dampening(verb, dissuading, de-motivating) |
| dispirited(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe) |
| down(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark) |
| dusky(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy) |
| excruciating(adjective, agonizing) |
| heartbreaking |
| hopeless(adjective, person, dull, obscure, sad) |
| lonely(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe) |