77 entries under sad topic. ×

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depressing(adjective, dark, gloomy, miserable)
9
joyless(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
8
mournful(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
gloomy(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
7
pathetic(melancholy, sorrowful, mournful, deplorable)
6
dismal(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
5
depressive(adjective, dark, gloomy, dim)
5
dreary(adjective, dark, miserable, dim)
5
melancholic(miserable, depressing, deplorable, cheerless)
5
melancholy(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
4
bleak(dark, miserable, dim, depressing)
4
disheartening(verb, dark, miserable, dim)
4
sorrowful(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
3
discouraging(verb, dark, miserable, dim)
3
dispiriting(adjective, dark, gloomy, miserable)
3
drab(adjective, dark, dim, depressing)
3
glum(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
3
grim(adjective, gloomy, miserable, down)
2
disconsolate(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
2
dolorous(adjective, gloomy, miserable, down)
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