26 entries under cheerless topic. ×

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sad(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
9
joyless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
8
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
gloomy(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
6
dismal(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
5
dreary(adjective, sad, dark, miserable, dim)
5
melancholic(sad, miserable, depressing, deplorable)
5
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
4
bleak(sad, dark, miserable, dim, depressing)
1
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
1
depressed(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
1
doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
1
down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, sad, unhappy)
1
downcast(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
1
dragged(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
1
droopy(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
1
low(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
1
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, down)
1
somber(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
1
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, dark, gloomy)
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