5
soul-crushing
5
weighty(adjective, dull, severe, honest, sad)
4
austere(adjective, dull, appearance, severe, honest)
4
bad(adjective, person, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
4
blackish(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
4
crestfallen(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
4
depressive(adjective, dull, sad, dark, gloomy)
4
despairing(sad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
disheartening(adjective, person, dull, gloomy, miserable)
4
distressed(sad, unhappy, gloomy, hyper, cast-down)
4
grief-stricken(sad, unhappy, gloomy, sorrowful)
4
heartbroken(sad, unhappy, gloomy, sorrowful)
4
heavy-hearted(adjective, blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
4
heavyhearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
4
hopeless(adjective, person, dull, sad, gloomy)
4
humorless(adjective, unhappy, sadness, aloof, grey)
4
ill-lighted(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dim)
4
lackluster(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
4
low-spirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, depression)
4
lurid(adjective, dull, dark, sorrow, gloomy)
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