189 entries under sad topic. ×

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sorry(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
32
mournful(adjective, bad, blue, happy)
26
regretful(adjective, unhappy, sorry, mournful)
25
sorrowful(adjective, upset, bad, happy)
23
contrite(adjective, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
22
remorseful(adjective, unhappy, sorry, guilty)
20
apologetic(adjective, unhappy, sorry, regret)
20
penitent(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
20
repentant(adjective, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
20
doleful(adjective, bad, blue, happy)
16
miserable(adjective, upset, mean, bad, moving)
16
ruthful(adjective, bad, sorrow, depression)
16
lugubrious(adjective, bad, happy, sorrow)
15
dreary(adjective, bad, blue, pain)
14
lamentable(adjective, bad, happy, pain)
13
woeful(adjective, happy, pain, sorrow)
13
wretched(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
13
deplorable(adjective, bad, happy, pain)
12
dolorous(adjective, happy, sorrow, depression)
10
pitiful(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
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