100 entries under miserable topic. ×

36
gloomy(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
33
dismal(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, sad)
30
dreary(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
30
sad(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
28
dark(adjective, dull, bad, obscure, sad)
25
cheerless(adjective, person, dull, blue, happy)
20
disheartening(verb, adjective, person, pain, dark)
18
dispiriting(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, unhappy)
18
melancholy(adjective, person, dull, blue, happy)
18
mournful(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
17
distressing(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad)
17
grim(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
16
bleak(adjective, person, dull, obscure, sad)
14
funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh)
14
joyless(adjective, dull, happy, sad, harsh)
14
lugubrious(adjective, dull, sad, dark, gloomy)
14
unhappy(adjective, person, dull, sad, dark)
13
depressed(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
12
disconsolate(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
12
dull(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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