67 entries under depressing topic. ×

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dolorous(adjective, dull, happy, sad, unhappy)
21
down(adjective, dull, bad, blue, low)
19
dark(adjective, dull, bad, obscure, low)
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morose(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
18
wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
15
crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
15
rueful(adjective, bad, blue, happy, sad)
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funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, unhappy)
14
somber(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
13
lamentable(adjective, bad, happy, sad, sorrow)
12
dispirited(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
11
afflicted(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, melancholy)
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plaintive(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
10
low(adjective, bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
9
sombre(adjective, sad, sorrowful, distressing, hopeless)
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distressing(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
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dour(adjective, sad, feelings, miserable, unstable)
7
grim(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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piteous(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
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pitiful(adjective, sad, awful, miserable, grim)
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