| inferior(miserable, useless, pitiful, desolate, vain) |
| pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy) |
| spiritless |
| bootless(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial) |
| ineffective(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial) |
| ineffectual(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial) |
| sinister(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark) |
| tragic(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable) |
| unpromising(adjective, harsh, dark, miserable, dreary) |
| abject |
| awful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful) |
| comfortless(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, austere) |
| cureless(adjective, hope, incurable) |
| defeatist(noun, adjective, feelings, gloomy, uncertain) |
| depressing(adjective, person, dull, obscure, sad) |
| dispirited(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, gloomy) |
| funereal(dull, appearance, sad, terrible, gloomy) |
| grievous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful) |
| in despair(expression, adjective, idiom, low, sorrowful) |
| joyless(noun, adjective, dull, sad, harsh) |