| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | anguished | showing great distress or sorrow |
| 2. | austere | plain, severe, and bleak |
| 3. | barren | empty, bare, and bleak |
| 4. | bleak | cold, bare, and depressing |
| 5. | bleakish | somewhat bleak or gloomy |
| 6. | bleary | dull, dim, or gloomy |
| 7. | blue | sad or depressed |
| 8. | brooding | darkly thoughtful or gloomy |
| 9. | chilly | cold or unfriendly in feeling |
| 10. | cloudy | gloomy or covered with clouds |
| 11. | cold | unfriendly, bleak, or gloomy |
| 12. | colorless | dull and lacking character |
| 13. | comfortless | without comfort or warmth |
| 14. | crestfallen | sad after disappointment |
| 15. | dark | gloomy or lacking brightness |
| 16. | dejected | sad and dispirited |
| 17. | depressing | causing sadness or low spirits |
| 18. | derelict | abandoned and gloomy |
| 19. | desolate | empty, lonely, and sad |
| 20. | despondent | extremely discouraged and hopeless |
| 21. | dim | lacking light or brightness |
| 22. | dingy | dirty, dull, and gloomy |
| 23. | disconsolate | unable to be comforted |
| 24. | dismal | sad, bleak, or depressing |
| 25. | doleful | sad and mournful |
| 26. | downcast | sad and discouraged |
| 27. | drab | dull and lacking cheer |
| 28. | dreary | dull, bleak, and depressing |
| 29. | dull | boring and lacking brightness |
| 30. | dusky | dim and somewhat dark |
| 31. | empty | lacking warmth or life |
| 32. | flat | dull and without liveliness |
| 33. | forbidding | unfriendly, threatening, or bleak |
| 34. | forlorn | lonely, sad, and abandoned |
| 35. | frosty | cold and unfriendly |
| 36. | funereal | sad like a funeral |
| 37. | funless | without fun or enjoyment |
| 38. | gloomy | dark or lacking happiness |
| 39. | glum | quietly sad or gloomy |
| 40. | grave | serious and somber |
| 41. | gray | dull, gloomy, or overcast |
| 42. | grey | dull, gloomy, or overcast |
| 43. | grim | harsh, gloomy, and serious |
| 44. | harsh | unpleasantly severe or bleak |
| 45. | heartsick | deeply sad or distressed |
| 46. | heavyhearted | feeling deep sadness |
| 47. | hopeless | without hope or optimism |
| 48. | humorless | lacking humor or amusement |
| 49. | ill-lit | poorly lit and gloomy |
| 50. | in low spirits | sad and dispirited |
| 51. | inhospitable | unwelcoming and harsh |
| 52. | joyless | without joy or pleasure |
| 53. | lackluster | lacking energy or brightness |
| 54. | laughless | without laughter or amusement |
| 55. | lifeless | lacking energy or spirit |
| 56. | lightless | without light or brightness |
| 57. | listless | lacking energy or interest |
| 58. | long-faced | looking sad or gloomy |
| 59. | low | sad or lacking energy |
| 60. | lugubrious | excessively mournful or gloomy |
| 61. | melancholy | sad in a thoughtful way |
| 62. | mirthless | without laughter or joy |
| 63. | miserable | very unhappy or unpleasant |
| 64. | moody | gloomy or emotionally changeable |
| 65. | morose | gloomy and bad-tempered |
| 66. | mournful | expressing sadness or grief |
| 67. | murky | dark, gloomy, or unclear |
| 68. | muted | softened, subdued, or dull |
| 69. | overcast | cloudy, dull, and gloomy |
| 70. | plaintive | sounding sadly expressive |
| 71. | pleasureless | without pleasure or enjoyment |
| 72. | quiet | subdued or lacking liveliness |
| 73. | run-down | neglected and depressing |
| 74. | sad | unhappy or sorrowful |
| 75. | saturnine | gloomy, dark, and brooding |
| 76. | sepulchral | gloomy and deathlike |
| 77. | shabby | worn, poor, and depressing |
| 78. | shadowy | dark and gloomy |
| 79. | somber | dark, serious, and sad |
| 80. | sorrowful | full of sadness or grief |
| 81. | spiritless | lacking energy or enthusiasm |
| 82. | squalid | dirty, poor, and depressing |
| 83. | stark | bare, harsh, and bleak |
| 84. | sterile | bare, lifeless, and cold |
| 85. | sullen | gloomily silent or resentful |
| 86. | sunless | without sunlight or brightness |
| 87. | tenebrous | dark, shadowy, and gloomy |
| 88. | unappealing | not attractive or pleasant |
| 89. | unfestive | not festive or celebratory |
| 90. | unhappy | not happy or pleased |
| 91. | uninviting | not attractive or welcoming |
| 92. | unjoyful | not joyful or happy |
| 93. | unpleasant | not enjoyable or agreeable |
| 94. | unsmiling | not smiling; serious or grim |
| 95. | unwelcoming | not warm or inviting |
| 96. | wintry | cold, bleak, and harsh |
| 97. | woebegone | sad and miserable-looking |
| 98. | woeful | very sad or miserable |
| 99. | wooden | stiff and lacking warmth |
| 100. | wretched | very unhappy or unpleasant |