3
melancholy(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
3
miserable(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
3
saddening(noun, adjective, sad, dark, gloomy)
3
sombre
3
trying
3
uninspired
3
uninteresting
2
appalling
2
bitter
2
dampening
2
damping
2
darkening
2
dejected(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
depressant(miserable, depressing, cheerless)
2
depressive(adjective, dull, sad, dark, gloomy)
2
desolate(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
dolorous(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
dour(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, depressing)
2
down(dull, dark, gloomy)
2
downcast(adjective, dull, miserable, boring, tedious)
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