64 entries under gloomy topic. ×

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depressing(adjective, sad, dark, miserable)
11
sad(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
9
joyless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
8
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
6
dismal(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
5
depressive(adjective, sad, dark, dim)
5
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
5
painful(adjective, tender, raw, burning)
4
plaintive(adjective, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
4
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
3
dispiriting(adjective, sad, dark, miserable)
3
glum(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
grim(adjective, sad, miserable, down)
2
disconsolate(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
2
dolorous(adjective, sad, miserable, down)
2
funereal(adjective, dull, bad, sad, unhappy)
2
lugubrious(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
2
sorry(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
2
woebegone(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
2
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
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