498 entries under adjective topic. ×

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gloomy(dull, bad, light, blue)
73
dreary(dull, bad, light, obscure)
69
sad(unhappy, gloomy, dark, depressed)
63
cheerless(upset, dull, mean, light)
57
dark(dull, bad, light, soft)
48
unhappy(verb, dull, sad, dark)
47
melancholy(dull, blue, happy, sad)
42
lugubrious(dull, bad, obscure, sad)
38
mournful(verb, dull, mean, bad)
31
miserable(dull, mean, bad, blue)
31
doleful(verb, dull, bad, blue)
30
depressing(dull, obscure, happy, sad)
29
depressed(dull, blue, sad, cross)
29
joyless(verb, dull, mean, light)
28
bleak(dull, light, blue, obscure)
28
sorrowful(verb, dull, mean, bad)
27
somber(upset, dull, light, soft)
27
morose(dull, blue, sad, cross)
26
desolate(verb, dull, light, obscure)
26
disconsolate(dull, bad, blue, sad)
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