6
lugubrious(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
doleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
dolorous(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, miserable)
4
lamentable(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
mournful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
plaintive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
rueful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
sorrowful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
woeful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
sorry(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
afflictive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
anguished(miserable, wretched)
2
deplorable(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
grieving
2
grievous(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
melancholy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
miserable(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
regrettable(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
ruthful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
sad(miserable, wretched, anguished)
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