9
sorrowful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
lamenting(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
7
mournful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
drear(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
dreary(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
grievous(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
5
lugubrious(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
5
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
5
ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
4
querulous
3
afflictive(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
all-a-mort(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
3
blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
3
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
3
desolate(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
3
disappointing(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
3
disconsolate(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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