36
sorrowful(adjective, state, upset, mean, feeling)
31
sad(adjective, unhappy, despicable, depressed, sorrow)
29
dismal(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
28
apologetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, behaviour, regret)
28
unhappy(adjective, feeling, nasty, sad, dark)
27
regretful(adjective, state, wrong, sad, unhappy)
24
miserable(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
24
mournful(adjective, mean, feeling, poor, low)
23
remorseful(adjective, wrong, sad, unhappy, behaviour)
23
wretched(adjective, mean, bad, moving, lower)
23
melancholy(adjective, feeling, sad, informal, unhappy)
22
pitiful(adjective, state, mean, moving, poor)
21
poor(adjective, mean, weak, moving, lower)
21
rueful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
20
disconsolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, sorrow)
20
penitent(adjective, sad, unhappy, behaviour, sorrowful)
19
repentant(adjective, sad, unhappy, behaviour, regret)
19
deplorable(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
19
pathetic(adjective, sad, informal, dark, sorrow)
18
bad(adjective, mean, weak, lower, sad)
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