74 entries under depressing topic. ×

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bleak(noun, adjective, dull, light, obscure)
16
dolorous(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
16
downcast(adjective, upset, dull, blue, sad)
16
woeful(adjective, dull, mean, blue, poor)
13
comfortless(adjective, dull, mean, poor, low)
12
melancholic(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
11
dispirited(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
11
funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh)
11
woebegone(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
10
grim(adjective, dull, sad, harsh, unhappy)
10
morose(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
7
dispiriting(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
5
disheartening(dull, sad, pain, dark, gloomy)
5
uncomfortable(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
4
cold(adjective, dull, sad, dark, miserable)
4
depressive(dull, pain, dark, gloomy, boring)
4
low(adjective, mean, blue, poor, sad)
4
saddening(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
3
austere(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
3
depressant(adjective, unhappy, miserable, cheerless)
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