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- Thesaurus|2.5k
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53 entries under distressing topic. ×
| gloomy(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure) | |
| dismal(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, sad) | |
| dreary(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad) | |
| sad(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloomy, miserable) | |
| dispiriting(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, unhappy) | |
| mournful(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure) | |
| bleak(adjective, person, dull, obscure, sad) | |
| funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh) | |
| discouraging(verb, adjective, dull, unhappy, dark) | |
| doleful(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, uncertain) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unhappy) | |
| oppressive(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh) | |
| hopeless(adjective, person, dull, obscure, sad) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, harsh, offensive, cruel) | |
| harrowing(adjective, offensive, unpleasant, terrible, dreadful) | |
| discomforting(hard, severe, offensive, upsetting) | |
| foreboding(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad) | |
| horrible(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, awful) | |
| impeding(verb, hard, severe, offensive) |
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