28
woebegone(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
27
dismal(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
27
doleful(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
25
down(adjective, upset, dull, bad, blue)
22
crestfallen(adjective, upset, bad, blue, low)
21
disheartened(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
21
distressed(adjective, sadness, morose, aloofness)
20
low(adjective, dull, bad, blue, flat)
19
moody(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
17
joyless(noun, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
17
hopeless(noun, adjective, upset, dull, low)
17
offended(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
17
wretched(adjective, upset, sad, miserable, depressed)
16
discouraged(adjective, upset, bad, blue, low)
16
heartbroken(adjective, sad, sorrowful, somber, dejected)
16
lugubrious(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
15
abused(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
15
annoyed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
15
injured(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
14
desolate(noun, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
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