8
dismal(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
8
downcast(adjective, upset, dull, flat, low)
8
glum(adjective, feelings, depressed)
8
moody(adjective, blue, sad, depression, feelings)
8
morose(adjective, blue, sad, depression, feelings)
8
wistful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
7
crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, gloomy)
7
dispirited(adjective, dull, blue, flat, low)
7
downhearted(adjective, dull, blue, flat, low)
7
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, gloomy)
7
tristful(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, raw)
6
dreary(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
6
melancholiac
6
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, gloomy)
5
atrabilious(adjective, dejection, hyper, cast-down, fe)
5
grim(adjective, blue, sad, depression, gloomy)
5
heavy-hearted(adjective, blue, happy, sad, depression)
5
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
5
soul-crushing
4
broody(adjective, feelings, hyper, cast-down, fe)
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