6
infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
ominous(adjective, miserable, wretched, black, unfortunate)
6
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
unpromising(adjective, unfavorable, ominous)
5
disastrous(adjective, miserable, unfortunate, doomed, detrimental)
5
fateful(adjective, sad, awful, painful, suffering)
5
menacing
5
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
threatening(adjective, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
5
tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched, unfortunate)
5
unfavourable
4
abject(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
4
foreboding(adjective, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
4
forlorn(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
4
jinxed(adjective, bad, poor, wretched, unfortunate)
4
pathetic
4
tormented
3
baleful(adjective, deadly, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
3
baneful(adjective, deadly, unfavorable, ominous, unpromising)
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