8
sepulchral(verb, adjective, sorrow, gloomy, depress)
8
wistful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
7
dire(adjective, dull, dark, awful, terrible)
7
boring(verb, adjective, dull, flat, gloomy)
7
cold(adjective, soft, flat, dark, miserable)
7
eerie(adjective, bad, sorrow, awful, depress)
7
gruesome(adjective, bad, awful, gloomy, disgusting)
7
heavyhearted(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
7
horrid(verb, adjective, dull, awful, gloomy)
7
inconsolable
7
macabre(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, black)
7
regrettable(verb, adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
saddening(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
7
sour(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
7
spiritless(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, hopeless)
7
tearful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
affecting(mean, low, pain, wretched, pitiful)
6
barren(adjective, desolate)
6
clouded(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
6
creepy(adjective, bad, awful, disgusting, black)
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