95 entries under dark topic. ×

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wistful(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, sadness, suffer)
17
regrettable(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion, distressing)
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heavy(adjective, dough, pastry, cake, dull)
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plaintive(adjective, moving, happy, unhappy)
14
sullen(adjective, dull, blue, low, unhappy)
13
comfortless(adjective, dull, mean, bad, poor)
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disappointing(adjective, person, unhappy, sorrow)
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dull(adjective, unhappy, black, gloom)
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mirthless(adjective, blue, unhappy, sorrow)
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saddening(adjective, miserable, depressing, characteristic, dull)
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dispiriting(adjective, depressing, dull, unhappy)
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hopeless(noun, adjective, upset, person, dull)
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grim(adjective, person, dull, quiet, blue)
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homesick(verb, adjective, sadness, color)
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heavy hearted(expression, adjective, idiom, blue)
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sober(adjective, calm, dull, quiet, gentle)
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tragical(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible)
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hurting(adjective, unhappy, depressed, gloomy, miserable)
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dingy(adjective, dull, gloomy)
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drab(adjective, depressing, dull, unhappy)
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