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Miserable

🔄 Synonyms of "Miserable"

28 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hapless	(especially of a person) unfortunate.
wretched	Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
abjectnoun	Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
deplorablenoun	Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
pitiful	So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
sadverb	Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
meagerverb	Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
woeful	Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
paltry	Trashy, trivial, of little value.
piteous	Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
inferiornoun	(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
execrable	Hateful, disgusting.
pathetic	Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
lownoun	Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
unfortunatenoun	Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
contemptible	Deserving contempt.
meagrenoun	Having little flesh; lean; thin.
pitiable	That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
sufferingnoun	The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
measly	(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.
poornoun	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
uncomfortable	Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
unhappynoun	Not happy; sad.
misfortunate	Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.
scummy	Covered in scum.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Miserable"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wretched	Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
pitiable	That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
pitiful	So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
woeful	Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
pathetic	Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
deplorable	Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
piteous	Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
execrable	Hateful, disgusting.
misfortunate	Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.
uncomfortable	Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
sad	Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
contemptible	Deserving contempt.
unfortunate	Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
abject	Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
hapless	(especially of a person) unfortunate.
suffering	Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
low-down	(slang) Of a person, worthless, contemptibly of no value; despicable.
poor	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
inferior	(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
paltry	Trashy, trivial, of little value.