8
down(adjective, dull, bad, low, happy)
8
lugubrious(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
8
rueful(adjective, bad, blue, sad, sorrow)
8
woebegone(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
7
dreary(adjective, bad, blue, sad, sorrow)
7
morose(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
7
tearful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
forlorn(noun, adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
6
joyless(noun, adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
glum(noun, adjective)
5
heartsick(adjective, despondent)
5
inconsolable
5
melancholic(adjective, blue, happy, sad, depression)
5
ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
soul-crushing
5
tristful(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
woeful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
5
wretched(adjective, sad, painful, distressing, sorry)
4
grief-stricken(adjective, sad, mournful)
4
grievous(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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