5
mournful(adjective, person, blue, sad, depression)
5
soul-crushing
5
woebegone(adjective, person, blue, low, sad)
4
disconsolate(adjective, blue, low, sad, depression)
4
dispirited(adjective, blue, low, sad, depression)
4
downhearted(adjective, blue, low, sad, depression)
4
dreary(adjective, blue, sad, depression, gloomy)
4
glum(adjective, person, low, sad, miserable)
3
beat(time, speed, swell, depressed, disheartened)
3
crestfallen(adjective, blue, low, sad, depression)
3
cynical(adjective, feelings, emotions)
3
desolate(adjective, person, blue, sad, depression)
3
despairing(adjective, feelings, emotions)
3
discouraged(low, uncertain, doubtful, disheartened, downcast)
3
dolorous(adjective, person, sad, gloomy, miserable)
3
heavy-hearted(adjective, blue, sad, depression, gloomy)
3
low(adjective, person, sad, gloomy, miserable)
3
pulse
2
blue(adjective, low, sad, gloomy, miserable)
2
doleful(adjective, blue, sad, depression, gloomy)
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