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grim(adjective, pain, awful, terrible)
11
baleful(adjective, awful, terrible, gloomy)
9
dismal(adjective, dull, awful, terrible)
9
gloomy(adjective, dull, awful, terrible)
7
depressing(adjective, dull, awful, terrible)
6
baneful(adjective, gloomy, grim, harmful)
6
somber(adjective, dull, sad, gloomy)
5
dreary(dull, gloomy)
3
bleak(dull, gloomy)
3
murky(dull, gloomy)
2
cloudy(dull, gloomy)
2
funereal(dull, gloomy)
2
shadowy(dull, gloomy)
2
shady(dull, gloomy)
2
tenebrous(dull, gloomy)
1
depressive(dull, gloomy)
1
doleful(dull, gloomy, miserable, wretched)
1
lonely(adjective, feature, sad, atmosphere)
1
lugubrious(dull, gloomy, miserable, wretched)
1
melancholy(dull, gloomy, miserable, wretched)
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