26 entries under cheerless topic. ×

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depressing(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, unhappy)
18
gloomy(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, sad)
15
dismal(adjective, dull, obscure, happy, unhappy)
13
dreary(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy, dark)
11
sad(adjective, depressing, dull, unhappy, dark)
7
joyless(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
5
bleak(adjective, dull, obscure, unhappy, dark)
5
depressed(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, depression)
5
somber(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, unhappy)
3
dispirited(adjective, miserable, depressing)
3
melancholy(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
3
miserable(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
dejected(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
depressant(miserable, depressing)
2
desolate(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
dour(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, depressing)
2
downcast(adjective, dull, miserable, boring, tedious)
2
heavy(adjective, cruel, miserable, depressing, domineering)
2
low(adjective, miserable, depressing)
2
unhappy(adjective, dull, bad, dark, indifferent)
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