7
spiritless(adjective, dull, weak, easy, sad)
7
yearning(noun, adjective, tender, eager, desirous)
6
dismal(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
enervated(adjective, dull, weak, easy, flat)
6
fading(verb, weakening, wearying, flagging)
6
failing(verb, adjective, weakening, fading, wearying)
6
flagging(adjective, weak, heavy, still, languid)
6
lamentation(noun, sorrow, grief, darkness, mourning)
6
pensive(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
withering
5
declining(adjective, weakening, fading, wearying, flagging)
5
despairing
5
despondent
5
down
5
drooping(adjective, dull, relaxed, sluggish, lifeless)
5
dull(adjective, weak, flat, weakness, low)
5
hankering(noun, verb)
5
heavy(adjective, dull, bad, weak, easy)
5
lamenting(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
5
nostalgic(soft, sweet, emotional, affected, sloppy)
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