5
abject
4
bleak(adjective, gloomy, pessimistic)
4
despondent
4
hopeless(adjective, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
3
miserable
3
pessimistic(adjective, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful)
3
resigned
2
cheerless(adjective, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
2
depressing(adjective, gloomy, pessimistic)
2
disconsolate
2
doubtful
2
downbeat(adjective, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
2
gloomy(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
2
low
2
negative(adjective, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
2
scummy
2
scurvy
2
unhappy(adjective, gloomy, uncertain, doubtful, pessimistic)
1
apathetic
1
desperate
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