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Synonyms
mournful
melancholic
sorrowful
dismal
gloomy
lamentable
pitiful
pathetic
doleful
sad
unhappy
depressing
dismal
dreary
somber
mournful
lamenting
elegiac
plaintive
woeful
dolorous
anguished
distressed
bereaved
grieving
lamenting
sorrowing
unhappy
tearful
heartbreaking
heartrending
poignant
touching
emotional
moving
expressive
haunting
evocative
nostalgic
bittersweet
regretful
rueful
disconsolate
despondent
hopeless
despairing
desperate
forlorn
abandoned
isolated
lonely
forsaken
rejected
spurned
jilted
disappointed
disillusioned
discontented
unhappy
displeased
dissatisfied
miserable
wretched
afflicted
troubled
tormented
agonized
pained
hurt
injured
wounded
suffering
aching
longing
yearning
pining
craving
desiring
aspiring
wishing
hoping
dreaming
melancholy
blue
downcast
dejected
depressed
despondent
disheartened
discouraged
dispirited
downhearted
demoralized
devastated
crushed
shattered
broken
shattered
smashed
annihilated
destroyed
ruined
ravaged
laid
low
prostrated
defeated
conquered
vanquished
overwhelmed
overpowered
overthrown
overturned
upset
undone
unmade
unseated
unsaddled
unhorsed
unmounted
unmanned
unmanned
unmanned
defenseless
helpless
powerless
weak
feeble
frail
fragile
delicate
dainty
tender
sensitive
susceptible
vulnerable
impressionable
receptive
responsive
emotional
passionate
fervent
ardent
zealous
enthusiastic
eager
keen
avid
interested
concerned
involved
committed
dedicated
devoted
passionate
fervid
perfervid
torrid
sultry
sweltering
scorching
burning
blazing
flaming
fiery
heated
warm
ardent
fervent
passionate
intense
violent
fierce
savage
ferocious
barbarous
barbaric
inhumane
cruel
merciless
pitiless
ruthless
relentless
unrelenting
uncompromising
unyielding
inexorable
implacable
unappeasable
unforgiving
unremitting
unending
endless
perpetual
constant
continual
continuous
incessant
persistent
insistent
urgent
pressing
imperative
necessitous
obligatory
required
necessary
needful
essential
vital
crucial
critical
decisive
momentous
consequential
significant
important
notable
noteworthy
remarkable
outstanding
exceptional
extraordinary
unusual
uncommon
rare
unique
singular
unmatched
unrivaled
unequaled
peerless
matchless
incomparable
inimitable
beyond
compare
unexampled
unprecedented
unheard
of
unseen
unknown
unexplored
uncharted
unmapped
untried
untested
untouched
unused
unutilized
unapplied
unemployed
unused
vacant
empty
hollow
blank
bare
nude
naked
exposed
open
uncovered
unveiled
unmasked
unhidden
revealed
disclosed
discovered
found
detected
perceived
noticed
observed
seen
viewed
watched
beheld
contemplated
regarded
surveyed
examined
inspected
scrutinized
analyzed
studied
investigated
researched
explored
inquired
questioned
interrogated
cross
examined
debriefed
interviewed
auditioned
tested
tried
proved
demonstrated
shown
exhibited
displayed
presented
offered
given
provided
supplied
furnished
afforded
yielded
produced
generated
created
made
constructed
built
established
founded
instituted
organized
arranged
ordered
disposed
adjusted
regulated
controlled
managed
directed
guided
led
commanded
governed
ruled
dominated
controlled
restrained
restricted
limited
curtailed
reduced
decreased
diminished
lessened
lowered
alleviated
mitigated
moderated
tempered
softened
calmed
soothed
pacified
tranquilized
quieted
stilled
silenced
hushed
muted
muffled
subdued
repressed
suppressed
oppressed
depressed
weighed
down
burdened
loaded
charged
taxed
strained
stretched
extended
prolonged
protracted
delayed
deferred
postponed
suspended
stayed
halted
stopped
arrested
blocked
obstructed
impeded
hindered
prevented
forbidden
prohibited
disallowed
banned
barred
excluded
shut
out
closed
locked
sealed
fastened
secured
tied
bound