86 entries under sad topic. ×

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saddening(noun, adjective, dark, gloomy)
10
somber(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
10
wretched(adjective, dull, unhappy, miserable)
9
depressive(adjective, dull, pain, dark)
9
desolate(adjective, person, dull, blue)
9
drab(adjective, dull, blue, unhappy)
9
woebegone(adjective, person, dull, blue)
8
forlorn(adjective, person, dull, unhappy)
8
glum(adjective, person, dull, unhappy)
8
sorrowful(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
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woeful(adjective, dull, pain, unhappy)
6
dim(adjective, dull, blue, obscure)
6
downbeat(adjective, person, blue, depression)
6
lamentable(adjective, pain, unhappy, awful)
6
melancholic(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
5
daunting(verb, adjective, gloomy, miserable)
5
downhearted(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
5
oppressive(adjective, dull, obscure, harsh)
5
piteous(adjective, pain, unhappy, miserable)
5
rueful(adjective, blue, pain, depression)
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