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| atrabilious |
sad, gloomy, or melancholy. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheer up |
to stop being sad or unhappy; become cheerful or more cheerful. [2 definitions] |
| cloud |
to make sad or otherwise difficult; trouble. [1/8 definitions] |
| depressed |
sad or very low in spirits; morose. [1/4 definitions] |
| downcast |
depressed or sad. [1/2 definitions] |
| downhearted |
sad or depressed; dejected. |
| down in the mouth |
depressed; sad. |
| gloom |
to look, feel, or act sad, sullen, melancholy, or depressed. [2/5 definitions] |
| gloomy |
exhibiting or filled with gloom; sad; melancholy. [1/3 definitions] |
| glum |
in low spirits; sad, sullen, or gloomy. [1/2 definitions] |
| heartsick |
extremely depressed, disappointed, or sad. |
| heavy |
depressed or very sad. [1/10 definitions] |
| joyless |
without happiness or joy; dismal or sad. |
| lonely |
sad because of being without companionship; lonesome. [1/4 definitions] |
| lonesome |
sad or depressed because of being isolated or without friends or companions. [1/3 definitions] |
| long face |
an unhappy, sad, or discontented facial expression. |
| low-spirited |
in low spirits; depressed; dejected; sad. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, esp. in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| melancholic |
suffering or inclined to suffer from melancholy; sad, gloomy, or depressed. [1/2 definitions] |
| melancholy |
a sad, gloomy, or depressed state or quality. [1/3 definitions] |
| miss1 |
to feel sad or lonely in the absence of. [1/10 definitions] |
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