11
joyless(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
11
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
11
ruminative(adjective, reasonable, rational, thoughtful, sober)
10
dolorous(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
10
melancholic(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
10
reflective(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
10
thoughtful(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
10
unhappy(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
9
desolate(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, dark)
9
dismal(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
9
doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
9
tristful(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
8
down(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
forlorn(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
8
musing(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, deep)
8
woeful(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
7
meditative(adjective, reasonable, keen, melancholy, thought)
7
desirous(adjective, desire, passionate, heavy, enthusiastic)
7
despondent(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
7
dreary(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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