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disheartening(adjective, verb, gloomy, dark)
11
bleak(adjective, dark, gloomy, miserable)
11
depressing(verb, adjective, unhappy, dark)
10
dispiriting(adjective, cruel, depressing, repressive)
8
dismal(adjective, unhappy, dark, indifferent)
8
sad(adjective, dark, gloomy, miserable)
6
gloomy(adjective, hard, sad, miserable)
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dreary(sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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hopeless(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable)
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oppressive(adjective, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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inauspicious(adjective, gloomy, miserable, unfavorable)
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boring(adjective, gloomy, miserable)
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cheerless(dark, gloomy, miserable, dim)
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dim(adjective, dark, gloomy, miserable)
2
dolorous(adjective, gloomy, miserable)
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miserable(adjective, sad, gloomy, austere)
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monotonous(adjective, gloomy, miserable)
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tedious(adjective, gloomy, miserable)
2
unfortunate(adjective, gloomy, miserable, pessimistic)
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desolate(sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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