110 entries under sad topic. ×

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dismal(adjective, mean, poor, low)
6
tragic(adjective, unhappy, wretched, pitiful)
5
depressing(adjective, pain, unhappy, miserable)
5
dreary(pain, unhappy, miserable)
5
painful(adjective, moving, unhappy, miserable)
5
sorry(adjective, mean, poor, low)
4
affecting(adjective, mean, low, tender)
4
cheerless(adjective, mean, low, pain)
4
forlorn(adjective, poor, unhappy, miserable)
4
heartbreaking(adjective, mean, low, miserable)
4
heartrending(adjective, melancholy, miserable, painful)
4
tearful(adjective, mean, low, painful)
4
unfortunate(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful, mournful)
4
unhappy(adjective, miserable, down, depressed)
3
disastrous(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful)
3
inadequate(adjective, mean, poor, low)
3
paltry(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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woebegone(adjective, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
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bad(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful)
2
calamitous(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful)
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