8
vacant(adjective, barren, unused)
8
wistful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, dark)
7
afflict(verb, upset, break, trouble, dull)
7
demolish(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
7
derelict(adjective, keep, shabby, isolated, forlorn)
7
despairing(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
7
destroyed(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
7
disappointing(adjective, person, sad, unhappy, dark)
7
drab(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
7
dumpish(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, dark)
7
grieve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
7
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
7
lost(adjective, forlorn, dejection)
7
moody(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
7
oppress(verb, upset, break, trouble, dull)
7
pillage(noun, verb, ruin, destroy, damage)
7
raze(verb, end, ruin, destroy, crush)
7
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
7
torment(verb, upset, break, trouble, dull)
7
tristful(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
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