143 entries under sad topic. ×

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rueful(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
8
unhappy(adjective, upset, dark, sorrow)
7
heart-rending(adjective, moving, tender, awful)
7
petty(adjective, wretched, ridiculous, pitiful)
7
useless(adjective, inferior, wretched, pitiful)
6
dejected(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
6
desolate(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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dreary(adjective, pain, sorrow, depression)
6
lachrymose(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
6
melancholy(adjective, pain, sorrow, depression)
6
teary(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
6
worthless(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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afflictive(adjective, pain, sorrow, depression)
5
cheerless(adjective, mean, low, pain)
5
heartbreaking(adjective, mean, low, tender)
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somber(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
5
tearful(adjective, upset, sorrow, depression)
5
wistful(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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tender(adjective, open, moving, soft)
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lamenting(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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