14
woebegone(adjective, person, dull, happy, sad)
13
dejected(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
13
deplorable(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
13
lamentable(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
12
depressed(adjective, person, dull, low, sad)
12
dreary(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
12
tearful(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
11
depressing(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
11
disconsolate(adjective, upset, dull, sad, unhappy)
11
pathetic(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
11
rueful(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
10
blue(adjective, dull, low, sad, unhappy)
10
morose(adjective, person, low, sad, gloomy)
10
regrettable(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
9
painful(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, miserable)
9
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
9
wistful(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
8
comfortless(adjective, dull, rough, sad, unhappy)
8
funereal(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
8
glum(adjective, person, low, sad, unhappy)
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