242 entries under sad topic. ×

16
heartbroken(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
15
dark(adjective, dull, bad, low)
15
lachrymose(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
14
bleak(noun, adjective, person, dull, blue)
14
despairing(noun, adjective, bad, low)
14
pessimistic(noun, adjective, upset, person, blue)
13
plaintive(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
12
distressed(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
12
down in the dumps(adjective, expression, idiom, unhappy)
12
grief-stricken(adjective, upset, unhappy, wretched)
12
hopeless(noun, adjective, upset, person, dull)
12
pensive(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
11
disheartened(adjective, blue, low, depressed)
11
discouraged(adjective, blue, low, difficult)
11
grievous(adjective, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
11
heavyhearted(adjective, blue, unhappy, gloomy)
10
lamentable(adjective, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
10
rueful(adjective, blue, pain, sorrow)
9
dumpish(adjective, blue, unhappy, sorrow)
9
grieved(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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