45
unhappy(noun, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
44
sad(noun, adjective, dull, mean, blue)
32
gloomy(noun, adjective, dull, light, blue)
31
dismal(adjective, dull, mean, light, obscure)
30
cheerless(noun, adjective, dull, mean, light)
30
melancholy(noun, adjective, dull, blue, happy)
29
miserable(adjective, dull, mean, blue, poor)
28
mournful(adjective, dull, mean, blue, poor)
26
dejected(noun, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
25
doleful(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
24
sorrowful(adjective, dull, mean, poor, low)
23
depressed(noun, adjective, upset, dull, blue)
23
dreary(adjective, dull, light, happy, sad)
20
disconsolate(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
19
downhearted(noun, adjective, blue, sad, unhappy)
19
dark(adjective, dull, light, happy, sad)
18
desolate(noun, adjective, dull, light, blue)
18
lugubrious(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
18
somber(adjective, dull, light, happy, sad)
17
depressing(adjective, dull, happy, sad, harsh)
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