181 entries under gloomy topic. ×

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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
15
dark(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
15
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
14
bleak(noun, adjective, person, dull, blue)
14
despairing(noun, adjective, bad, low, sad)
14
heartsick(adjective, low, unhappy, miserable)
14
pessimistic(noun, adjective, upset, person, blue)
13
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
12
distressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
12
down in the dumps(adjective, sad, expression, idiom, unhappy)
12
hopeless(noun, adjective, upset, person, dull)
12
pensive(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
11
discouraged(adjective, blue, low, difficult, sad)
11
heavyhearted(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy)
11
inconsolable(adjective, upset, low, unhappy)
9
heavy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
9
in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, dull)
9
morbid(adjective, dull, nasty, unhappy)
9
saturnine(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness)
9
surly(adjective, low, feelings, miserable)
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