110 entries under sad topic. ×

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pitiable(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
21
pitiful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
18
pathetic(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
17
miserable(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
13
lamentable(adjective, mean, pain, miserable)
12
woeful(adjective, mean, low, pain)
12
wretched(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
11
poor(adjective, mean, moving, low)
11
distressing(adjective, mean, low, pain)
11
grievous(adjective, mean, low, pain)
11
mournful(adjective, pain, melancholy, miserable)
10
poignant(adjective, tender, miserable, painful)
10
sorrowful(adjective, upset, mean, low)
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deplorable(adjective, mean, low, pain)
9
melancholy(adjective, pain, unhappy, miserable)
9
rueful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
8
touching(adjective, mean, low, tender)
7
doleful(adjective, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
7
dolorous(adjective, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
7
plaintive(adjective, miserable, painful, wretched)
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