14
ravage(verb, help, end, ruin, destroy)
13
down(adjective, upset, bad, distress, low)
12
alone(adjective, adverb, separate, sad, unhappy)
12
depress(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
12
dispirited(adjective, blue, happy, sad, depression)
12
lay waste(verb, expression, idiom, help, end)
12
solitary(adjective, quiet, sad, harsh, unhappy)
11
dark(adjective, dull, bad, light, low)
11
despoil(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
11
doleful(adjective, blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
11
glum(adjective, person, light, happy, gloomy)
11
lonesome(adjective, dull, quiet, happy, sad)
11
lorn(adjective, keep, happy, sad, unhappy)
11
melancholic(adjective, blue, happy, sad, unhappy)
11
stark(adjective, bare, unadorned, deserted)
10
gaunt(adjective, clean, bleak, barren, skinny)
10
godforsaken(adjective, quiet, blue, sad, unhappy)
10
sadden(verb, upset, break, trouble, dull)
10
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
9
crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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