10
doleful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
9
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
8
engrossed(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
8
absorbed(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
8
abstracted(adjective, gentle, anxious, marvelous, thoughtful)
8
blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
8
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
8
miserable(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
plaintive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, melancholy)
8
sorrowful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
7
broody
7
dreamy(adjective, excellent, gentle, melancholy, marvelous)
7
business-minded
7
deliberative(adjective, reasonable, keen, thought, deep)
7
despondent(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
dreary(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
grieved(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
sober(adjective, quiet, set, severe, honest)
7
speculative(adjective, excellent, gentle, marvelous, thought)
6
despairing(adjective, dejected)
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