5
inferior(miserable, useless, pitiful, desolate, vain)
5
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
5
spiritless
4
bootless(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial)
4
ineffective(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial)
4
ineffectual(adjective, stupid, idle, useless, trivial)
4
sinister(adjective, appearance, obscure, sad, dark)
4
tragic(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
4
unpromising(adjective, harsh, dark, miserable, dreary)
4
abject
4
awful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
4
comfortless(sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, austere)
4
cureless(adjective, hope, incurable)
4
defeatist(noun, adjective, feelings, gloomy, uncertain)
4
depressing(adjective, person, dull, obscure, sad)
4
dispirited(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
funereal(dull, appearance, sad, terrible, gloomy)
4
grievous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
4
in despair(expression, adjective, idiom, low, sorrowful)
4
joyless(noun, adjective, dull, sad, harsh)
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