47
sad(adjective, unhappy, depressed, melancholy, depressing)
46
unhappy(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
45
mournful(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
41
sorrowful(adjective, upset, dull, bad, low)
40
gloomy(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
36
depressed(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
34
melancholy(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
34
miserable(adjective, dull, bad, moving, blue)
32
dejected(adjective, bad, low, sad, unhappy)
31
disconsolate(noun, adjective, bad, blue, low)
31
dismal(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
29
lugubrious(adjective, dull, bad, obscure, happy)
28
despondent(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
26
joyless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
25
forlorn(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
24
downcast(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
24
woebegone(adjective, bad, blue, low, happy)
23
downhearted(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
23
dreary(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
23
woeful(adjective, bad, moving, low, happy)
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