| disheartening(adjective, verb, dull, gloomy, dark) |
| bleak(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| depressing(verb, adjective, dull, unhappy, dark) |
| dispiriting(adjective, dull, cruel, depressing, repressive) |
| dismal(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, indifferent) |
| sad(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| dreary(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| bad(adjective, sad, dark, distressing) |
| cold(sad, dark, miserable, austere) |
| oppressive(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| cheerless(dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| depressive(adjective, sad, dark, cruel) |
| dull(adjective, sad, gloomy, dark, miserable) |
| saddening(noun, sad, dark, miserable) |
| desolate(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| disconsolate(dark, depressing, pessimistic, desperate) |
| forlorn(dull, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| funereal(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| joyless(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable) |
| somber(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy) |