34
melancholy(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
33
nostalgic(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, melancholy)
26
pensive(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
21
sad(adjective, moving, happy, tender, unhappy)
21
longing(noun, adjective, sad, melancholy, anxious)
20
yearning(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
20
dejected(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, dark)
20
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
17
gloomy(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
17
wishful(noun, adjective, desire, sad, melancholy)
16
disconsolate(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
16
homesick(noun, adjective, desirous, syrupy, wishful)
15
blue(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
15
languishing(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
15
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
14
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
14
lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
14
plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
13
contemplative(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
13
somber(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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