9
lugubrious(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
9
melancholy(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
8
wistful(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
7
dejected(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
7
desolate(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
7
unhappy(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
6
blue(adjective, happy, sad, informal, sorrow)
6
melancholic(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, raw)
6
somber(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
5
disconsolate(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
5
gloomy(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
heavy-hearted(adjective, happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
sorry(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
5
sullen(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
joyless(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
sad(adjective, happy, dark, sorrow, depress)
3
baleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
3
comfortless(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
despondent(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
3
devastating(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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