86 entries under sadness topic. ×

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obscure(adjective, dark, gloom, unclear)
8
sepulchral(verb, adjective, sorrow, gloomy, depress)
7
eerie(adjective, bad, sorrow, awful, depress)
7
sour(adjective, gloom, unclear, morose)
6
inhospitable(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
5
cringeworthy(adjective, depression, down, woe)
5
lurid(adjective, bad, sorrow, awful, depress)
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dismaying(adjective, depression, down, woe)
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grumpy(adjective, gloom, unclear, morose)
4
hostile(adjective, indifferent, unfriendly, aloof)
4
subfusc(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
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atrabilious(adjective, gloom, unclear, morose)
3
beetle-browed(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
3
brooding(adjective, gloom, unclear, morose)
3
darksome(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
3
feral(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
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funebrial(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
3
gruff(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
3
gruffy(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
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ill-looking(adjective, sorrow, depress, emotion)
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