| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ashen | pale and lifeless |
| 2. | austere | severe and plain |
| 3. | baleful | threatening harm or misery |
| 4. | bereaved | saddened by loss |
| 5. | black | very dark or gloomy |
| 6. | bleak | cold and hopeless |
| 7. | blue | sad and downhearted |
| 8. | brooding | deeply serious and troubled |
| 9. | careworn | showing worry and sadness |
| 10. | cast down | made sad or discouraged |
| 11. | cheerless | without cheer or brightness |
| 12. | clouded | made gloomy or troubled |
| 13. | colorless | lacking brightness or vividness |
| 14. | contemplative | thoughtful and quiet |
| 15. | crestfallen | sad and disappointed |
| 16. | dark | gloomy or cheerless |
| 17. | dignified | serious and controlled |
| 18. | dismal | dreary and depressing |
| 19. | dispirited | lacking enthusiasm or hope |
| 20. | dour | stern and gloomy |
| 21. | down | sad or depressed |
| 22. | downcast | sad and discouraged |
| 23. | downhearted | feeling discouraged and sad |
| 24. | dreary | dull and depressing |
| 25. | earnest | serious and sincere |
| 26. | elegiac | sadly reflective |
| 27. | expressionless | showing no emotion |
| 28. | flat | dull and lacking liveliness |
| 29. | foreboding | suggesting coming trouble |
| 30. | forlorn | pitifully sad and lonely |
| 31. | funereal | like a funeral in mood |
| 32. | funest | deadly or mournful |
| 33. | gloomy | dark and depressing in mood |
| 34. | glum | quietly gloomy |
| 35. | grave | serious and solemn |
| 36. | grieving | feeling sorrow |
| 37. | grim | harsh and gloomy |
| 38. | harrowing | deeply distressing |
| 39. | heartbroken | deeply sad |
| 40. | heartsick | deeply unhappy |
| 41. | heavy | sad and oppressive |
| 42. | hopeless | without hope |
| 43. | hushed | very quiet and subdued |
| 44. | impassive | showing little emotion |
| 45. | joyless | without joy or pleasure |
| 46. | lachrymose | tearfully sad |
| 47. | leaden | heavy and dull |
| 48. | lifeless | without energy or vitality |
| 49. | lightless | without light or cheer |
| 50. | long-faced | looking sad and serious |
| 51. | low-key | quiet and understated |
| 52. | low-spirited | feeling sad and discouraged |
| 53. | lugubrious | exaggeratedly mournful |
| 54. | melancholy | sad and thoughtful |
| 55. | miserable | very unhappy |
| 56. | moody | gloomy and changeable |
| 57. | morbid | gloomily focused on death |
| 58. | morose | sullen and gloomy |
| 59. | mournful | full of sorrow |
| 60. | murky | dark and gloomy |
| 61. | muted | soft and restrained |
| 62. | ominous | threatening or foreboding |
| 63. | oppressive | heavy and depressing |
| 64. | overcast | dark and gloomy |
| 65. | pallid | pale and dull |
| 66. | pensive | thoughtful and slightly sad |
| 67. | plaintive | sad and mournful |
| 68. | portentous | seriously ominous |
| 69. | rainy | gloomy in mood or weather |
| 70. | reflective | thoughtful and serious |
| 71. | reserved | quiet and restrained |
| 72. | restrained | controlled and subdued |
| 73. | rueful | regretful and sad |
| 74. | sad | feeling or showing sorrow |
| 75. | sedate | calm and serious |
| 76. | sepulchral | gloomy and deathlike |
| 77. | serious | not lighthearted or playful |
| 78. | sober | serious and subdued |
| 79. | solemn | formal and serious |
| 80. | sorrowful | feeling deep sadness |
| 81. | staid | serious and proper |
| 82. | stark | severe and grim |
| 83. | subdued | quiet and restrained |
| 84. | sullen | silent and gloomy |
| 85. | tearful | full of tears |
| 86. | tenebrous | dark and gloomy |
| 87. | tragic | full of sadness |
| 88. | troubled | worried and unhappy |
| 89. | uncheerful | not cheerful |
| 90. | understated | expressed with restraint |
| 91. | unhappy | sad or unfortunate |
| 92. | unsmiling | not smiling; serious |
| 93. | weeping | crying or mournful |
| 94. | weighty | serious and important |
| 95. | wintry | cold and bleak |
| 96. | wistful | sad with longing |
| 97. | withdrawn | quiet and detached |
| 98. | woebegone | showing great sadness |
| 99. | woeful | full of sorrow |
| 100. | world-weary | tired and disillusioned |