18
dreary(adjective, bad, excite, sad, unhappy)
15
dismal(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
15
gloomy(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
14
dark(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
13
disconsolate(noun, adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
11
blue(adjective, sad, sorrow, unhappy, depression)
10
sad(adjective, bad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
9
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
8
bleak(adjective, depressing)
8
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
depressing
8
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
8
grim
8
mournful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
sorrowful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
7
cheerless
7
unhappy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, suffer)
6
dingy
6
dispiriting
6
doleful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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