| moneyless(adjective, poor, short, sick, distressed) |
| moony(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down) |
| morose(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected) |
| mournful(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down) |
| necessitous(adjective, poor, sick, distressed, destitute) |
| needful(poor, short, distressed, wanting, destitute) |
| on one's uppers |
| on skid row |
| oppressive(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, depressed) |
| pensive(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down) |
| penurious(adjective, poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished) |
| pessimistic(blue, sad, unhappy, miserable, dejected) |
| poor person |
| put away(expression, adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable) |
| saddened(adjective, sad, gloomy, melancholy, miserable) |
| saddening(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down) |
| short(adjective, poor, distressed, wanting, destitute) |
| sob story(expression, sad, unhappy, miserable, pessimistic) |
| somber(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down) |
| sorrowful(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down) |