178 entries under sad topic. ×

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downhearted(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
10
lamentable(adjective, bad, pain, unhappy)
9
afflictive(adjective, bad, pain, sorrow)
9
dispirited(adjective, bad, blue, low)
9
distressing(adjective, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
9
dusky(adjective, dull, obscure, dark)
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heavy(adjective, dull, bad, flat, warm)
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rueful(adjective, bad, blue, pain)
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solemn(adjective, sorrow, depression, depress)
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disheartening(dull, pain, dark, gloomy)
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heavy-hearted(adjective, bad, blue, sorrow)
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lachrymose(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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plaintive(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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sinister(adjective, obscure, dark, sorrow)
7
wistful(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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baleful(adjective, sorrow, depression, depress)
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crestfallen(adjective, bad, blue, low)
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down(adjective, dull, bad, low)
6
melancholic(adjective, blue, unhappy, sorrow)
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moody(adjective, blue, depression, woe)
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