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depressing(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable)
11
sad(adjective, dull, unhappy, gloomy)
9
joyless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
7
gloomy(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
6
dismal(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
5
depressive(adjective, sad, gloomy, dim)
5
dreary(adjective, sad, miserable, dim)
4
bleak(sad, miserable, dim, depressing)
4
cheerless(miserable, dim, depressing, disheartening)
4
disheartening(verb, sad, miserable, dim)
3
comfortless(dim, depressing)
3
discouraging(verb, sad, miserable, dim)
3
dispiriting(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable)
3
drab(adjective, sad, dim, depressing)
2
disconsolate(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
2
funereal(adjective, dull, bad, sad, unhappy)
2
lugubrious(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
2
sorry(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy)
1
lachrymose(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy)
1
somber(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
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APASmart Define. (2015). saddening thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/saddening/thesaurus/synonyms
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