12
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
12
distressing(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
12
mournful(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
11
poignant(adjective, upset, open, moving, sad)
11
dolorous(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
11
hapless(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
11
paltry(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
11
plaintive(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
11
sentimental(adjective, moving, soft, tender, sweet)
11
unsatisfactory(adjective, poor, thin, unhappy, gloomy)
10
emotive(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, feelings)
10
forlorn(adjective, poor, sad, miserable, pitiful)
10
sorrowful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
10
tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
9
heart touching(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
9
lugubrious(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
9
rotten(adjective, sad, unhappy, inferior, sorrowful)
9
stirring(adjective, characteristic, mean, open, moving)
9
terrible(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, miserable)
8
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, arouse bad emotions)
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