8
lugubrious(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
8
moist(adjective, upset, crying)
7
dejected(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
7
dismal(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
heavy-hearted(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
in tears(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, happy)
7
lamenting(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
7
melancholy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
7
plaintive(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
7
watery(adjective, upset, crying)
6
blue(adjective, sad, depression, sorrow, woe)
6
dolourous
6
maudlin(adjective, soft, sad, sweet, sloppy)
6
pathetic(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
sorry(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
5
crying(adjective, upset, sad, dissatisfied, weepy)
5
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
depressed(adjective, sad, mournful, grief-stricken)
5
emotional(adjective, sad, sweet, melancholy, romantic)
5
grieved(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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