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- Thesaurus|2.4k
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93 entries under unhappy topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, mean, tough, severe, rough) | |
| sad(adjective, sorrow, suffer, pain) | |
| painful(adjective, moving, tough, severe, rough) | |
| upsetting(adjective, hard, moving, severe, happy) | |
| deplorable(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| lamentable(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| awful(adjective, bad, severe, sad, tender) | |
| terrible(adjective, severe, difficult, sad, tender) | |
| depressing(adjective, hard, obscure, sad, pain) | |
| mournful(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| sorrowful(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow) | |
| bitter(adjective, hard, moving, tough, rough) | |
| woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low) | |
| bad(adjective, severe, poor, sad, offensive) | |
| dolorous(adjective, sad, sorrow, miserable) | |
| poignant(adjective, strong, moving, sad) | |
| unfortunate(adjective, sad, awful, terrible) | |
| calamitous(adjective, severe, sad, unpleasant) | |
| dreary(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| melancholy(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow) |
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