| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | adverse | opposed or unfavorable |
| 2. | afraid | feeling fear or worry |
| 3. | alarmed | seriously worried about danger |
| 4. | anxious | uneasily expecting something bad |
| 5. | apocalyptic | expecting catastrophic collapse |
| 6. | apprehensive | anxiously expecting trouble |
| 7. | bad-minded | inclined toward negative expectations |
| 8. | bitter | angrily resentful and negative |
| 9. | blackhearted | maliciously grim or cynical |
| 10. | bleak | offering little hope |
| 11. | blue | sad and downhearted |
| 12. | broken | emotionally crushed and hopeless |
| 13. | brooding | gloomily preoccupied |
| 14. | careladen | full of worry |
| 15. | careworn | showing worry and strain |
| 16. | catastrophic | seeing outcomes as disastrous |
| 17. | cautious | careful and wary |
| 18. | cheerless | without joy or hope |
| 19. | clear-eyed | seeing harsh realities plainly |
| 20. | cold-eyed | unsentimental and grimly realistic |
| 21. | cynical | distrustfully expecting the worst |
| 22. | dark | suggesting trouble or despair |
| 23. | defeatist | expecting failure and giving up |
| 24. | dismal | depressingly bad or bleak |
| 25. | doomful | full of impending doom |
| 26. | doomy | gloomily expecting disaster |
| 27. | doubtful | uncertain and unconvinced |
| 28. | dour | grim and joyless |
| 29. | downbeat | lacking hope or confidence |
| 30. | dubious | hesitant to believe good results |
| 31. | expecting the worst | assuming bad outcomes |
| 32. | fainthearted | lacking courage or confidence |
| 33. | fatalistic | believing bad outcomes are unavoidable |
| 34. | fearful | expecting danger or harm |
| 35. | foreboding | suggesting coming trouble |
| 36. | forlorn | pitifully sad and hopeless |
| 37. | funereal | darkly solemn and gloomy |
| 38. | glass-half-empty | inclined toward negative views |
| 39. | gloom-and-doom | full of bleak predictions |
| 40. | gloom-ridden | overwhelmed by gloom |
| 41. | gloomy | darkly hopeless or downbeat |
| 42. | glum | sadly gloomy |
| 43. | grim | harshly bleak or hopeless |
| 44. | guarded | cautious and not hopeful |
| 45. | hard-bitten | tough, cynical, and unsentimental |
| 46. | hard-nosed | tough and unsentimental |
| 47. | hardboiled | cynically unsentimental |
| 48. | hardheaded | practical and not idealistic |
| 49. | heartsick | deeply saddened and discouraged |
| 50. | heavy-hearted | sad and burdened |
| 51. | hesitant | uncertain and doubtful |
| 52. | hopeless | feeling no hope |
| 53. | ill-disposed | unfavorably inclined |
| 54. | ill-omened | suggesting bad luck ahead |
| 55. | illusionless | without hopeful illusions |
| 56. | jaundiced | bitterly distrustful or cynical |
| 57. | joyless | lacking happiness or hope |
| 58. | leery | suspicious and wary |
| 59. | long-faced | looking sad and gloomy |
| 60. | low | feeling sad and discouraged |
| 61. | lugubrious | excessively mournful and gloomy |
| 62. | melancholy | sadly thoughtful and gloomy |
| 63. | mistrustful | inclined to distrust outcomes |
| 64. | moody | gloomy and temperamental |
| 65. | morose | sullenly gloomy |
| 66. | mournful | sad and sorrowful |
| 67. | negative | expecting bad outcomes |
| 68. | not hopeful | lacking hope about outcomes |
| 69. | ominous | threatening bad things ahead |
| 70. | on the bleak side | somewhat gloomy or negative |
| 71. | questioning | doubting accepted optimism |
| 72. | realistic | seeing things without rosy hope |
| 73. | regretful | feeling sorrow or disappointment |
| 74. | resentful | bitterly negative |
| 75. | rueful | regretfully sad or bitter |
| 76. | saturnine | gloomy and unfriendly |
| 77. | seeing the worst | focusing on bad possibilities |
| 78. | sepulchral | grimly gloomy or funereal |
| 79. | skeptical | doubting good outcomes |
| 80. | somber | seriously gloomy |
| 81. | sour | bad-tempered and negative |
| 82. | spooked | nervously expecting trouble |
| 83. | sullen | gloomy and withdrawn |
| 84. | suspicious | inclined to expect something wrong |
| 85. | timorous | fearful and hesitant |
| 86. | troubled | worried and distressed |
| 87. | uncertain | not confident about outcomes |
| 88. | unconvinced | not persuaded things will improve |
| 89. | uneasy | feeling worried or doubtful |
| 90. | unenthusiastic | lacking eager optimism |
| 91. | unhopeful | not feeling hopeful |
| 92. | unpromising | not likely to succeed |
| 93. | unsentimental | not guided by hopeful feeling |
| 94. | unsure | lacking confidence or certainty |
| 95. | wary | watchful and distrustful |
| 96. | weary | tired and disheartened |
| 97. | woebegone | showing great sadness |
| 98. | woeful | full of sorrow or misery |
| 99. | world-weary | tiredly cynical about life |
| 100. | worried | expecting problems or trouble |
