91 entries under depressing topic. ×

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unpromising(adjective, harsh, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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austere(adjective, dull, harsh, unhappy, dark)
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hopeless(adjective, dull, bad, obscure, low)
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horrible(adjective, dull, obscure, dark, gloomy)
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lightless(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
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low(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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morbid(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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obscure(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dirty)
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chilling
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disagreeable(adjective, dull, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
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discouraging(dull, sad, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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draggy(adjective, dull, simple, unhappy, dark)
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drearisome(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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tenebrific(adjective, dull, light, happy, unhappy)
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uncomfortable(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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unlit(adjective, dull, dark, dim, black)
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unpropitious(adjective, sad, gloomy, upsetting)
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caliginous(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dirty)
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dejecting(adjective, dull, bad, unhappy, dark)
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down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unhappy)
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