37 entries under sorrowful topic. ×

10
distressing(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
10
grievous(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
6
tragic(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, wretched)
6
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
5
woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
4
calamitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
4
painful(adjective, moving, sad, unpleasant, awful)
2
upsetting(adjective, moving, sad, miserable, shocking)
2
catastrophic(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
disappointing(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
gloomy(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, miserable)
2
sorry(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
terrible(sad, unhappy, awful, shocking, dreadful)
2
unhappy
1
appalling(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, grim)
1
awful(sad, unhappy, terrible, grim, shocking)
1
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
1
disastrous(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, wretched)
1
doleful(sad, unhappy, awful, grim, wretched)
1
dreadful(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, shocking)
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