50 entries under wretched topic. ×

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despondent(noun, adjective, upset, low, sad)
28
dejected(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
26
depressed(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
22
gloomy(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
22
sad(adjective, unhappy, depressed, melancholy, hopeless)
20
downhearted(noun, adjective, upset, bad, low)
18
hopeless(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
15
melancholy(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
14
dismal(adjective, miserable, sorrowful, hopeless)
12
cheerless(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
10
woebegone(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
8
bleak(noun, adjective, sad, feelings, miserable)
8
heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
7
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, depressed)
7
dispirited(adjective, low, sad, gloomy)
7
down(low, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
7
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
7
lugubrious(adjective, miserable, sorrowful)
5
grim(adjective, miserable, sorrowful, dejected)
4
dolorous(adjective, gloomy, depressed, dejected)
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