18
depressing(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, unhappy)
18
gloomy(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, sad)
17
unsurprising
15
disheartening(adjective, verb, dull, gloomy, dark)
15
dismal(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, unhappy)
13
dreary(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy, dark)
11
sad(adjective, depressing, dull, unhappy, dark)
10
cheerless(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
10
discouraging(adjective, dull, cruel, depressing, repressive)
9
demoralizing
8
grim(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
7
dark(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy, gloomy)
7
disconsolate(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
7
drab(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
7
joyless(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
6
blue(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
6
dingy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
5
bleak(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy, dark)
5
demoralising
5
depressed(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, depression)
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