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lugubrious(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
15
woebegone(adjective, person, dull, bad, blue)
10
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
9
depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
9
grim(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
8
dusky(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
8
sullen(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
8
wistful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy)
7
disappointing(adjective, person, sad, unhappy)
7
drab(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
7
dumpish(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy)
7
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
7
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
7
tristful(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow)
6
funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy)
6
pathetic(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
down hearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
heavy hearted(adjective, blue, sad, sorrow)
5
murky(dull, gloomy, miserable, dim)
5
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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