| doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable) |
| dolorous(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched) |
| moving(adjective, mean, low, tender, miserable) |
| plaintive(adjective, sad, miserable, painful, wretched) |
| dismal(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) |
| heart-rending(adjective, moving, tender, pitiful, stirring) |
| misfortunate |
| tragic(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, pitiful) |
| abject(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable) |
| depressing(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, miserable) |
| doomed |
| dreary(sad, pain, unhappy, miserable) |
| luckless(adjective, unfortunate, unlucky, deprived) |
| painful(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, miserable) |
| sorry(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) |
| affecting(adjective, mean, low, sad, tender) |
| bitter(adjective, moving, emotional, touching) |
| cheerless(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain) |
| comfortless(mean, low, pain, wretched, pitiful) |
| emotional(adjective, moving, touching) |