75 entries under sad topic. ×

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doleful(adjective, low, depressed, hopeless)
6
grim(adjective, person, unhappy, miserable)
5
disconsolate(noun, upset, unhappy, melancholy)
5
downcast(upset, unhappy, depressed, discouraged)
4
desolate(adjective, person, unhappy, miserable)
4
low-spirited(low, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
4
lugubrious(adjective, blue, unhappy, miserable)
4
sorrowful(low, unhappy, hopeless, dejected)
4
spiritless(adjective, blue, unhappy, miserable)
4
troubled(adjective, low, unhappy, gloomy)
3
wretched(adjective, upset, low, unhappy)
2
bad(adjective, person, weak, unhappy)
2
cast down(expression, depressed)
2
crestfallen(adjective, low, unhappy, miserable)
2
distressed
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down-in-the-mouth
2
dull(adjective, upset, bad, low)
2
heartsick
2
hurting(blue, unhappy, miserable, dejected)
2
in low spirits(expression, idiom, low, miserable)
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