8
distressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, wretched)
8
down(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
8
morose(adjective, sad, sorrowful)
7
downcast(adjective, upset, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
sorry(adjective, sad, mournful)
7
troubled(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
7
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, wretched)
6
downhearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
6
glum
6
grieving(adjective, sad, sorrowful, somber, forlorn)
6
inconsolable(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
6
sorrowing(adjective, sad, mournful)
6
wretched(adjective, upset, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
5
anguished(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, sorrowful)
5
bereft(adjective, sad, sorrowful, somber, forlorn)
5
blue(adjective, upset, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
5
broken-hearted
5
dismal(adjective, miserable, wretched, black, sorrowful)
5
dispirited(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
5
dolorous
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