8
joyless(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
8
awful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, grim)
8
comfortless(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
8
disappointing(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
8
doleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
8
lousy(adjective, sad, unhappy, inferior, sorrowful)
8
measly(adjective, ridiculous, pitiful, meager, stingy)
8
puny(adjective, sad, wretched, ridiculous, pitiful)
8
regrettable(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
8
rueful(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
8
unhappy(adjective, upset, sad, dark, sorrow)
7
contemptible(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable)
7
heart-rending(adjective, moving, sad, tender, awful)
7
petty(adjective, sad, wretched, ridiculous, pitiful)
7
ridiculous(adjective, pitiful, laughable, contemptible)
7
useless(adjective, sad, inferior, wretched, pitiful)
7
vile(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable)
6
atrocious(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
6
dejected(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
6
desolate(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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