| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abject | extremely bad or miserable |
| 2. | anaemic | lacking vitality or strength |
| 3. | appalling | shockingly bad |
| 4. | atrocious | extremely bad or unpleasant |
| 5. | awful | very bad or unpleasant |
| 6. | bad | not good; poor |
| 7. | bleak | gloomy and without hope |
| 8. | blue | sad or depressed |
| 9. | brooding | darkly thoughtful and gloomy |
| 10. | cheerless | lacking brightness or cheer |
| 11. | cloudy | dark or gloomy |
| 12. | crestfallen | sad and disappointed |
| 13. | crummy | poor in quality |
| 14. | dark | gloomy or depressing |
| 15. | depressing | causing sadness or discouragement |
| 16. | desolate | empty, bleak, and miserable |
| 17. | despairing | showing loss of hope |
| 18. | dire | extremely serious or bad |
| 19. | discouraging | causing loss of confidence |
| 20. | dispiriting | reducing enthusiasm or hope |
| 21. | downcast | sad and discouraged |
| 22. | drab | dull and lacking interest |
| 23. | dreary | dull, gloomy, and depressing |
| 24. | dull | boring and lifeless |
| 25. | faded | less bright or lively |
| 26. | flat | lacking energy or interest |
| 27. | forlorn | pitifully sad and abandoned |
| 28. | funereal | sadly solemn and gloomy |
| 29. | funest | extremely gloomy or dire |
| 30. | gloomy | dark, sad, and depressing |
| 31. | glum | looking or feeling gloomy |
| 32. | godawful | extremely bad or unpleasant |
| 33. | gray | dull and depressing |
| 34. | grey | dull and depressing |
| 35. | grievous | very severe or distressing |
| 36. | grim | harsh, gloomy, and forbidding |
| 37. | hard-luck | marked by misfortune |
| 38. | harrowing | deeply distressing |
| 39. | heartsick | deeply unhappy or depressed |
| 40. | heavy | sad or oppressive |
| 41. | hopeless | without hope of success |
| 42. | horrible | very unpleasant or bad |
| 43. | horrid | very unpleasant |
| 44. | humdrum | dull and monotonous |
| 45. | inauspicious | not promising success |
| 46. | inferior | lower in quality |
| 47. | insipid | lacking flavor or interest |
| 48. | joyless | without joy or pleasure |
| 49. | lamentable | very bad; regrettable |
| 50. | leaden | heavy, dull, and depressing |
| 51. | lifeless | without energy or spirit |
| 52. | listless | lacking energy or interest |
| 53. | lousy | very poor or bad |
| 54. | low | feeling sad or depressed |
| 55. | lugubrious | excessively mournful |
| 56. | mean | poor or shabby |
| 57. | mediocre | only average; not good |
| 58. | melancholy | sad and thoughtful |
| 59. | miserable | very unhappy or uncomfortable |
| 60. | mournful | feeling or expressing sorrow |
| 61. | murky | dark and gloomy |
| 62. | ominous | suggesting something bad |
| 63. | oppressive | causing discomfort or gloom |
| 64. | painful | causing emotional or physical hurt |
| 65. | pathetic | sadly inadequate or miserable |
| 66. | pedestrian | dull and ordinary |
| 67. | pitiful | deserving pity; very poor |
| 68. | poignant | deeply sad or moving |
| 69. | poor | of low quality |
| 70. | prosaic | dull and lacking imagination |
| 71. | regrettable | unfortunate and disappointing |
| 72. | rotten | very bad or unpleasant |
| 73. | rueful | expressing sorrow or regret |
| 74. | seedy | shabby and depressing |
| 75. | sepulchral | gloomy and deathlike |
| 76. | somber | dark, serious, and gloomy |
| 77. | sorrowful | full of sadness |
| 78. | sorry | poor or disappointing |
| 79. | spiritless | lacking energy or enthusiasm |
| 80. | squalid | filthy and miserable |
| 81. | sunless | lacking brightness or cheer |
| 82. | terrible | extremely bad |
| 83. | third-rate | very poor in quality |
| 84. | tragic | causing great sadness |
| 85. | underwhelming | less impressive than expected |
| 86. | uneventful | lacking excitement or interest |
| 87. | unexciting | not exciting or interesting |
| 88. | unfortunate | having bad results |
| 89. | unhappy | not happy; sad |
| 90. | uninspiring | failing to excite interest |
| 91. | unpromising | not likely to succeed |
| 92. | upsetting | causing sadness or worry |
| 93. | vapid | dull and uninspiring |
| 94. | wan | pale and lacking vitality |
| 95. | washed-out | faded and lifeless |
| 96. | wearisome | causing tiredness or boredom |
| 97. | woebegone | sad and miserable |
| 98. | woeful | very sad or bad |
| 99. | woesome | full of woe |
| 100. | wretched | very unhappy or poor |